figure
noun
a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
had been figuring
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past perfect progressiveof figure.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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His committee chairmen had been figuring out what to do if the justices ruled their way, he said, and now needed to refocus their efforts.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2015
Cora had been figuring on Sam’s news all day, holding it up to the light like a hideous bauble, tilting it so.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Meantime he had been figuring out how to justify his final refusal.
From 100%: the Story of a Patriot by Upton Sinclair
He had forgotten that half an hour before he had been figuring in princes' cabinets.
From The Path of the King by John Buchan
He had been figuring on a good price for the hire of the boat and a further fee for himself as skipper.
From The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam by John Henry Goldfrap
