figure in

Idioms  

1. Include, add in. For example, Did you figure in the travel expense?

2. Play a part in, as in His speaking ability definitely figured in his being chosen for the lead , or Their reduced income figures in all their recent decisions .

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figure in

"There is not only a process of repeating signs: there is real visuo-spatial planning, as if the authors already had an overall image of the figure in mind before engraving it."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

At 80, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the dominant figure in Brazilian politics for four decades, wants to show he still has the energy to win a fourth term in office in October's election.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

Adopting a droll persona — a red-eyed electronic producer who returned from the dead after a Ferrari crash — Kavinsky was a major figure in the second wave of the “French touch” dance scene.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Arnault has long been a polarizing figure in France.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

It was painted red and yellow, a light, single-engine aircraft with a figure in dark glasses and helmet hunched over the controls.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz