figuring Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
   calculation; reckoning; computation.
   
2. verb judge to be probable
   calculate; figure; reckon; forecast; estimate; count on.
   
3. verb be or play a part of or in
   figure; enter.
   
   • Elections figure prominently in every government program
   • How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?
4. verb imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
   picture; visualize; envision; figure; visualise; image; fancy; project; see.
   
   • I can't see him on horseback!
   • I can see what will happen
   • I can see a risk in this strategy
5. verb make a mathematical calculation or computation
   cypher; compute; calculate; work out; reckon; cipher; figure.
   
6. verb understand
   figure.
   
   • He didn't figure her

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