figure on
Britishverb
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to depend on (support or help)
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to take into consideration
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Depend on, count on, as in We figured on your support .
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Take into consideration, expect, as in We figured on his being late .
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Plan, as in We'll figure on leaving at noon . All three colloquial usages date from about 1900.
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Patrick Stewart was an imposing figure, on screens big and small, and on stage in the many theatrical productions he starred in over his long career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Indeed, to put a figure on it seems hollow.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
He also said he could not put a "specific figure" on NHS job losses, but he had been "open about the fact that public sector employment will fall".
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
The data landed a day after a modest June consumer-inflation figure on Tuesday showed that prices paid by shoppers also declined last month, pulling down the 12-month inflation rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
But I really only know Thaya Jaan as a grainy figure on Skype who my parents make me say salaam to from time to time.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
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