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figuring on

figuring on is the present participle and gerund 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 figuring on

What is figuring on the present participle and gerund of?
Figuring on is the present participle and gerund of figure on.

Words near figuring on in the dictionary

  1. figurin'
  2. figurine
  3. figurines
  4. figuring
  5. figuring away
  6. figuring on
  7. figuring out
  8. figuring up
  9. figurings
  10. figurings out
  11. figurism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: figuring 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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