figure out
Britishverb
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to calculate or reckon
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to understand
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Discover or determine, as in Let's figure out a way to help . [Early 1900s]
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Solve or decipher, as in Can you figure out this puzzle? [Early 1800s]
Example Sentences
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The U.S. could play a positive role in all this if it ever figures out its goal.
"But I do think these are the right conversations to figure out how we manage this."
From Barron's
Swanberg’s style draws both an ease and an intensity from Fanning, who captures a woman at a pivotal moment of figuring out what she wants amid the emotional whirlwind she is going through.
From Los Angeles Times
There are also high borrowing costs, which he sometimes figures out for clients, too, after they have settled on the sticker price.
By late afternoon at BWI Airport, lines had formed in front of airline counters as passengers tried to rebook flights or figure out whether they would be able to leave in the evening.
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