Plural of figure
regular plural
The plural of figure is figures.
Forms of figure
| Singular | figure /ˈfɪɡə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | figures /ˈfɪɡəz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Figures in a sentence
- When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21
- The figures of the early Egyptian women show clearly an artificial shape of the waist produced by some style of corset.1919, B. G. Jefferis, J. L. Nichols, Searchlights on Health
- This spreadsheet lets you drill down to daily or even hourly sales figures.From the entry down
- The committee would like to entertain the idea of reducing the budget figures.From the entry entertain
- Try to put a positive spin on the disappointing sales figures.From the entry spin
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 plural of figure
- What is the plural of figure?
- The plural of figure is figures.
- Is figure countable?
- Figure is a countable noun.
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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