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• past participle of figure.
• past tense form of figure.

figured

American  

[fig-yerd] / ˈfɪg jərd /

adjective

1. ornamented with a device or pattern.

   figured silk; figured wallpaper.

2. formed or shaped.

   figured stones.

3. represented by a pictorial or sculptured figure.

   The god is figured as part man, part beast.

4. Music.

   1. florid.

   2. having the accompanying chords indicated by figures.

5. figurative, as language.

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figured British  

/ ˈfɪɡəd /

adjective

1. depicted as a figure in graphic art, painting, or sculpture

2. decorated or patterned with a design

3. having a form

4. music

   1. ornamental

   2. (of a bass part) provided with numerals indicating accompanying harmonies

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Other Word Forms

• self-figured
  adjective
• figuredly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of figured

1350–1400; Middle English, past participle of figuren to figure; see -ed ²

Example Sentences

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figured

"Explaining that the brain works by way of a central controller suggests that you haven't figured out how the brain works, because you've just put a person inside your brain," says James.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

You’d expect someone to have figured out a way to validate the White House numbers if there was a way,” said Rory Johnston, founder of Commodity Context, an oil-market research firm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

He replied: “yea I been trying to find her since I was in the hospital but I figured it would be weird to ask publicly lol.”

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Last season, Chelsea figured in all 35 top-four predictions, and finished 10th.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

And I figured the same was true for me.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

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