1a number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company:the trade figuresby 1998, this figure had risen to 14 million
a numerical symbol, especially any of the ten in Arabic notation:the figure 7
one of a specified number of digits making up a larger number, used to give a rough idea of the order of magnitude: [in combination]:a six-figure sum of money
an amount of money:a figure of two thousand pounds
(figures) arithmetical calculations:she has no head for figures
2a person’s bodily shape, especially that of a woman and when considered to be attractive:she had always been so proud of her figure
a person seen indistinctly or from a distance:a dark figure emerged from the shadows
a representation of a human or animal form in drawing or sculpture:starkly painted figures
3a person of a particular kind, especially one who is important or distinctive in some way:Williams became something of a cult figure
4a shape which is defined by one or more lines in two dimensions (such as a circle or a triangle), or one or more surfaces in three dimensions (such as a sphere or a cuboid), either considered mathematically in geometry or used as a decorative design:a red ground with white and blue geometrical figures
a diagram or illustrative drawing, especially in a book or magazine:figure 1 shows an ignition circuit
(in skating) a movement or series of movements following a prescribed pattern and often beginning and ending at the same point.
a pattern formed by the movements of a group of people, for example in country dancing, as part of a longer dance or display.
archaic the external form or shape of something.
5 Music a short succession of notes producing a single impression; a brief melodic or rhythmic formula out of which longer passages are developed.
6 Logic the form of a syllogism, classified according to the position of the middle term.
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1have a significant part or role in a situation or process:the issue of nuclear policy figured prominently in the talkshuman rights do not figure high on their agenda
2 [with object]North American calculate or work out (an amount or value) arithmetically:my accountant figured my tax wrong
3 [with clause] informal, chiefly North American think, consider, or expect to be the case:I figured that I didn’t have much of a chance [with object]:for years, teachers had figured him for a dullard
(of a recent event or newly discovered fact) be perfectly understandable and only to be expected:well, she supposed that figured
4 [with object] represent in a diagram or picture:varieties of this Cape genus are figured from drawings made there
(usually as adjective figured) embellish (something) with a pattern:the floors were covered with figured linoleum
figure of fun
a person who is considered ridiculous.
lose (or keep) one's figure
lose (or retain) a slim and attractive bodily shape.
put a figure on
give a price or exact number for.
figure on
North American informal expect (something) to happen or be the case:anyone thinking of salmon fishing should figure on paying $200 a day
figure something out
informal solve or discover the cause of a problem:he was trying to figure out why the camera wasn’t working
figure someone out
reach an understanding of a person’s actions, motives, or personality.
