figure

noun

fig·ure | \ ˈfi-gyər

, British and often US ˈfi-gər\

Definition of figure

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : a number symbol : numeral, digit

b figures plural : arithmetical calculations good at figures

c : a written or printed character

d : value especially as expressed in numbers : sum, price sold at a low figure

e figures plural : digits representing an amount (as of money earned or points scored) made six figures last year a score in double figures

2a : a geometric form (such as a line, triangle, or sphere) especially when considered as a set of geometric elements (such as points) in space of a given number of dimensions a square is a plane figure

b : bodily shape or form especially of a person a slender figure

c : an object noticeable only as a shape or form figures moving in the dusk

3a : the graphic representation of a form especially of a person or geometric entity a figure of a girl with pigtails

b : a diagram or pictorial illustration of textual matter figures that illustrate various moves in chess

4 : a person, thing, or action representative of another Adam … who is the figure of him who was to come — Romans 5:14 (King James Version)

5a : figure of speech Find the similes and other figures in the poem.

b : an intentional deviation from the ordinary form or syntactical relation of words

6 : the form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term

7 : an often repetitive pattern or design in a manufactured article (such as cloth) or natural product (such as wood) a polka-dot figure

8 : appearance made : impression produced the couple cut quite a figure

9a : a series of movements in a dance Bowing to your partner is one of the figures in square dancing.

b : an outline representation of a form traced by a series of evolutions (as with skates on an ice surface or by an airplane in the air)

10 : a prominent personality : personage great figures of history

11 : a short coherent group of notes or chords that may constitute part of a phrase, theme, or composition

figure

verb

figured; figuring\ ˈfi-gyə-riŋ

, ˈfi-g(ə-)riŋ \

Definition of figure (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to represent by or as if by a figure or outline

2 : to decorate with a pattern also : to write figures over or under (the bass) in order to indicate the accompanying chords

3 : to indicate or represent by numerals

4a : calculate

b : conclude, decide figured there was no use in further effort also : assume figure it will rain

c : regard, consider

d : to appear likely figures to win

intransitive verb

1a : to be or appear important or conspicuous

b : to be involved or implicated figured in a robbery

2 : to perform a figure in dancing

3 : compute, calculate

4 : to seem rational, normal, or expected that figures

5 : to make sense of something —used interjectionally in the phrase go figure to suggest that something is surprising or perplexing why do they think women will buy this lie? Go figure— Ellen Bravo

figure on

1 : to take into consideration figuring on the extra income

2 : to rely on

3 : plan I figure on going into town

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Examples of figure in a Sentence

Noun

Are you sure of your figures? I came up with a very different figure. No precise figures are available yet. The company had yearly sales figures of half a million units. We could barely make out some figures moving in the mist. The vase is decorated with figures of birds and fish. The walls of the cave are covered with drawings of human and animal figures. a collection of bronze figures

Verb

“They lost.” “I figured as much.” She figures to finish by noon. The debate over tax rates figured prominently in the last election.

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