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figure out

British  

verb

  1. to calculate or reckon

  2. to understand

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
figure out Idioms  

  1. Discover or determine, as in Let's figure out a way to help . [Early 1900s]

  2. Solve or decipher, as in Can you figure out this puzzle? [Early 1800s]

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“We monitored the traffic to the link and it was like, 112 people, of which probably were 50 people of our own team figuring out where this link went,” said Schulz.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tens of millions of Americans are trying to figure out what to buy their fathers for Christmas.

From The Wall Street Journal

A small child can figure out how to pick up an object, regardless of its shape, size or center of gravity.

From The Wall Street Journal

My heart was racing, and my mind was going in circles, trying to figure out what went wrong.

From Los Angeles Times

Rather, they just wanted to figure out who might find the technology the most useful.

From The Wall Street Journal

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