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]

Example Sentences

His mission in traversing the country was, in part, figuring out how to define the “uniquely American” institution at the center of his new cookbook, “Steak House: The People, The Places, The Recipes.”

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Start early in figuring out where to go.

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“I know you can only access farming information, Roz. So let us handle the research. There has to be a way for you to safely escape. But we’ll need time to figure out a plan.”

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It can also fall on the consumer to figure out if late fees will be waived during this time.

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“You need to figure out how to stretch that emergency money for now.”

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Related Words

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• arrange 
• come out 
• complete 
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