Dictionary.com

Popular Searches

 Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

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]

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

I’m still trying to figure out where my voice fits.

From Los Angeles Times

If I have to sort through a stack and figure out what’s there and what’s not needed, it takes much longer.

From MarketWatch

You have to figure out your niche and your process.

From Barron's

But it’s impossible to go to sleep when you’re trying to figure out how to get your whole life back in its broken shell.

From Literature

It’s all about stepping in the light and figuring out what’s next on the agenda.

From Los Angeles Times

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.