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figure on

figure on verb: to account for or rely on a particular fact or notion; to calculate (something) using a set of facts.

Verb

figure on (third-person singular simple present figures on, present participle figuring on, simple past and past participle figured on)

  1. (transitive) To account for or rely on a particular fact or notion; to calculate (something) using a set of facts.
    • I'll figure on nine people for lunch tomorrow.
  2. (transitive) To plan or expect (something).
    • I figure on meeting her after lunch tomorrow.

figure on meaning in Malayalam

figure on in Malayalam

count on, plan on, rely on
സംഭവിക്കുമെന്നു കരുതുക, കണക്കാക്കുക, വിശ്വസിക്കുക, നമ്പുക, ഉറപ്പിക്കുക, കാക്കുക

Forms of figure on

third-person singular presentfigures on
present participlefiguring on
past participlefigured on
pastfigured on

Questions about figure on

What does figure on mean?
Figure on means to account for or rely on a particular fact or notion; to calculate (something) using a set of facts.
What is figure on in Malayalam?
Figure on in Malayalam is സംഭവിക്കുമെന്നു കരുതുക, കണക്കാക്കുക, വിശ്വസിക്കുക. See Figure on meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is figure on?
Figure on is a verb.
What is the past tense of figure on?
The past tense of figure on is figured on.

Words near figure on in the dictionary

  1. figure fours
  2. figure of eight
  3. figure of fun
  4. figure of merit
  5. figure of speech
  6. figure on
  7. figure out
  8. figure poem
  9. figure poems
  10. figure skate
  11. figure skated

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Adapted from Wiktionary: figure on (page history and authors); figure on (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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