figure
noun
a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
had figured
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past perfectof figure.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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What’s more, Huawei said it had figured out workarounds for making near state-of-the-art silicon without leading-edge machinery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
But after moving in next door to the Fortuna rescue, she claimed she saw large objects being dumped into a deep hole on the property, and had a sinking feeling she had figured it out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Disney also just saw its $1 billion deal with OpenAI collapse after the AI company pulled the plug on its short-video-generating product Sora, which had figured to play a central role in the arrangement.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026
By November, there was a large cohort of technically-minded people who had figured out how to use coding agents, and they were prime candidates for something bigger.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
He just looked up at Chess, so trustingly, as if he thought Chess had figured out something big, and he was waiting for Chess to explain.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
