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figures on

figures on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of figure on.

Meaning of figure on

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.

Questions about figures on

What is figures on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Figures on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of figure on.

Words near figures on in the dictionary

  1. figures away
  2. figures of eight
  3. figures of fun
  4. figures of merit
  5. figures of speech
  6. figures on
  7. figures out
  8. figures up
  9. figuresome
  10. figurest
  11. figureth

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Adapted from Wiktionary: figures on (page history and authors); figure on (page history and authors). 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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