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verb (intr, preposition) informal, mainly US and Canadian
to depend on (support or help)
to take into consideration
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figurehead, figure in, figure of eight, figure of merit, figure of speech, figure on, figure out, figure skate, figure skating, figure up, figurine
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Words related to figure on

aim, contemplate, design, designate, destine, expect, mean, plan, propose, resolve, think, try, arrange, draft, form, organize, plot, project, work out, appoint

Other Idioms and Phrases with figure on

figure on
1

Depend on, count on, as in We figured on your support.

2

Take into consideration, expect, as in We figured on his being late.

3

Plan, as in We'll figure on leaving at noon. All three colloquial usages date from about 1900.

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