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figures out

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

Meaning of figure out

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
    • As soon as I figure out what is wrong with my car, I will fix it.
  2. (informal) To calculate.
    • We'd already figured out that the trip would cost $1,000.

Questions about figures out

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

Words near figures out in the dictionary

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

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