figured
Americanadjective
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depicted as a figure in graphic art, painting, or sculpture
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decorated or patterned with a design
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having a form
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music
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ornamental
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(of a bass part) provided with numerals indicating accompanying harmonies
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Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of figured
1350–1400; Middle English, past participle of figuren to figure; see -ed 2
Example Sentences
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Chief Executive Kris Licht figured they were talking about China’s equivalents of Amazon.com and Walmart+.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
El-Sayed has figured out how to talk to the people who love Fox without pretending that the network is something it isn’t.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
The man wasn’t kidding when he told us he’d figured something out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Companies that sell electricity have finally figured out a way to make money off the data center boom without ending up on the wrong side of the political fight against data centers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
If I wanted to be stupid, if I persisted in being stupid, if I just couldn’t resist being stupid, then she figured I had it coming and she wouldn’t hold me back.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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