Past tense of figure
regular verb
The past tense of figure is figured. The past participle is also figured.
Forms of figure
| Base form (V1) | figure /ˈfɪɡə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | figured /ˈfɪɡəd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | figured /ˈfɪɡəd/ |
| Present participle | figuring /ˈfɪɡ.ə.ɹɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | figures /ˈfɪɡəz/ |
Figured in a sentence
- Water was dripping from the ceiling, so we figured there was a problem with the plumbing.From the entry plumbing
- She figured most children probably ate a peck of dirt before they turned ten.From the entry peck
- I had him figured for a lawyer or even a judge.From the entry figured
- He thinks it is quite a feather in his cap that he figured it out for himself.From the entry feather in one's cap
- I've been working on this problem for several days, but I still haven't figured it out.From the entry work on
Meaning of figure
- noun A drawing or diagram conveying information.
- noun The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.
- noun A person, thing, or action representative of another.
Questions about the past tense of figure
- What is the past tense of figure?
- The past tense of figure is figured.
- What is the past participle of figure?
- The past participle of figure is figured.
- Is figure a regular or irregular verb?
- Figure is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: figure (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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