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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The onslaught, largely from the air, has bewildered curators and aid agencies who thought they had figured out how to protect artworks and artifacts from conflicts, using everything from sandbags to padded crates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 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
After various missions, the unit had figured out that the lot opened around 3 a.m.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025
She went on to explain everything—how she’d shown the Instructions to Doon, what they had figured out, how he’d searched the Pipeworks and found the door, and what he’d seen when he opened the door.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
