figure out

verb

1. to calculate or reckon

2. to understand

Idioms and Phrases

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

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

Related Words

• accomplish 
• achieve 
• arrange 
• come out 
• complete 
• develop 
• devise 
• fix 
• form 
• formulate 
• handle 
• happen 
• resolve 
• win