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I was a controversial figure on my reservation when I was a kid. I was mouthy and opinionated and arrogant. Nothing has changed.
Sherman Alexie

Meaning of "figure on" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIGURE ON

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIGURE ON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Figure on is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb figure on in English.

WHAT DOES FIGURE ON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of figure on in the English dictionary

The definition of figure on in the dictionary is to depend on. Other definition of figure on is to take into consideration.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FIGURE ON

PRESENT

Present
I figure on
you figure on
he/she/it figures on
we figure on
you figure on
they figure on
Present continuous
I am figuring on
you are figuring on
he/she/it is figuring on
we are figuring on
you are figuring on
they are figuring on
Present perfect
I have figured on
you have figured on
he/she/it has figured on
we have figured on
you have figured on
they have figured on
Present perfect continuous
I have been figuring on
you have been figuring on
he/she/it has been figuring on
we have been figuring on
you have been figuring on
they have been figuring on
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I figured on
you figured on
he/she/it figured on
we figured on
you figured on
they figured on
Past continuous
I was figuring on
you were figuring on
he/she/it was figuring on
we were figuring on
you were figuring on
they were figuring on
Past perfect
I had figured on
you had figured on
he/she/it had figured on
we had figured on
you had figured on
they had figured on
Past perfect continuous
I had been figuring on
you had been figuring on
he/she/it had been figuring on
we had been figuring on
you had been figuring on
they had been figuring on
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will figure on
you will figure on
he/she/it will figure on
we will figure on
you will figure on
they will figure on
Future continuous
I will be figuring on
you will be figuring on
he/she/it will be figuring on
we will be figuring on
you will be figuring on
they will be figuring on
Future perfect
I will have figured on
you will have figured on
he/she/it will have figured on
we will have figured on
you will have figured on
they will have figured on
Future perfect continuous
I will have been figuring on
you will have been figuring on
he/she/it will have been figuring on
we will have been figuring on
you will have been figuring on
they will have been figuring on
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would figure on
you would figure on
he/she/it would figure on
we would figure on
you would figure on
they would figure on
Conditional continuous
I would be figuring on
you would be figuring on
he/she/it would be figuring on
we would be figuring on
you would be figuring on
they would be figuring on
Conditional perfect
I would have figure on
you would have figure on
he/she/it would have figure on
we would have figure on
you would have figure on
they would have figure on
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been figuring on
you would have been figuring on
he/she/it would have been figuring on
we would have been figuring on
you would have been figuring on
they would have been figuring on
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you figure on
we let´s figure on
you figure on
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to figure on
Past participle
figured on
Present Participle
figuring on
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIGURE ON

figure
figure eight
figure of eight
figure of fun
figure of merit
figure of speech
figure out
figure skater
figure skating
figure-conscious
figure-ground phenomenon
figure-hugging
figure-skate
figured
figured bass
figuredly
figurehead
figureless
figurer
figurework

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIGURE ON

be pie on
chance on
come on
get a line on
get a move on
get a wiggle on
go a bundle on
have on
have the edge on
move on
put someone on
take on
time on
trade on

Synonyms and antonyms of figure on in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «figure on» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIGURE ON

Find out the translation of figure on to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of figure on from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «figure on» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

上图
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

figurar en
570 millions of speakers

English

figure on
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पर आंकड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرقم على
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рассчитывать на
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

figurar no
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চিত্রাঙ্কন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

figurer sur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Angka pada
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abbildung auf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

上の把握
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그림
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tokoh ing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tìm trên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எண்ணிக்கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आकृती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Üzerine şekil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

figura su
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

figurować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розраховувати на
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

figura pe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταλάβω την
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vind op
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

räkna på
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

finne på
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of figure on

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIGURE ON»

The term «figure on» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.922 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIGURE ON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about figure on

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3 QUOTES WITH «FIGURE ON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word figure on.
1
Sherman Alexie
I was a controversial figure on my reservation when I was a kid. I was mouthy and opinionated and arrogant. Nothing has changed.
2
Larry Harvey
When I was in my late 30s, I lit a figure on fire on Baker Beach in San Francisco. It was me, a friend, and maybe eight people, tops. There wasn't any premeditation to it at all. It was really just a product of San Franciscan bohemian milieu.
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William Ernest Henley
Men there have been who have done the essayist's part so well as to have earned an immortality in the doing; but we have had not many of them, and they make but a poor figure on our shelves. It is a pity that things should be thus with us, for a good essayist is the pleasantest companion imaginable.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIGURE ON»

Discover the use of figure on in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to figure on and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The hanging figure: on suspense and the films of Alfred ...
Adopts a figural and deconstructive approach to suspense, focusing on representations of hanging figures in the films of Alfred Hitchcock.
Christopher D. Morris, 2002
2
Empty Figure on an Empty Stage: The Theatre of Samuel ...
Thus, Essif makes a case for the metadramatic fusion of stage and character. The book begins with a discussion of philosophical, sociocultural, and theatrical implications of emptiness.
Les Essif, 2001
3
The Figure on the Boundary Line: Selected Prose
Essays discuss death, magic, fiction, the imagination, city life, friendship, nature, and art
Christoph Meckel, Christopher Middleton, 1983
4
A Figure on the Move
Alastair Macdonald. '.Z.he title is from one of the included poems, 'The Garden Seat', in a passage quoted as an epigraph for the book as a whole. This poem intimates pervading themes of the collection: human movement in space and time, ...
Alastair Macdonald, 1991
5
With People in Mind: Design And Management Of Everyday Nature
12 (Abram W. Kaplan); middle photograph in figure on p. 38 (Stephen Kaplan); top figure on p. 47; right photo in figure on p. 103; figure on p. 115; top side-by- side photographs in the middle of p. 117 (janet F. Talbot); right photograph in figure ...
Rachel Kaplan, Stephen Kaplan, Robert Ryan, 1998
6
Korewori: Magic Art from the Rain Forest
Male figure, on one leg not illustrated Hunting helper figure, aripa; inyai- orTsokopa-Ewa H 104 cm, W 6 cm, D 7 cm Stated to be from a rock shelter. Purchase coll. Maurice Bonnefoy, New York 1971 inv. no. Vb 25427; D'Arcy Galleries 1968, ...
Museum der Kulturen Basel, 2003
7
The Problem of the Earth's Shape from Newton to Clairaut: ...
the plane does not permit Clairaut's second new principle of equilibrium to hold ( Clairaut 1743: figure on p. 29) 439 4 1 Figure of revolution and two channels at the surface whose endpoints are situated on the same circles perpendicular to the ...
John L. Greenberg, 1995
8
The Artists of the Ara Pacis: The Process of Hellenization ...
Figure S26 ("Rex Sacrorum"). Head. Contour chiseling- fb 43/6. 86. Female figure on the Frontispizio relief. Detail of contour chiseling. 87. Female figure on the Frontispizio relief. Detail of contour chiseling. 88. Male figure on the Rabirius relief.
Diane Atnally Conlin, 1997
9
The Art of Fresco Painting in the Middle Ages and the ...
On Friday, the other arm. On Saturday, the thigh of the figure placed thus. On Monday, the 20th May, I began the arm of this figure. On Tuesday, the other arm. On Friday, I finished the figure. On Wednesday, I did the head below this figure, thus.
Mrs. Mary P. Merrifield, 2012
10
The Art of Fresco Painting: As Practised by the Old Italian ...
On Friday, the other arm. On Saturday, the thigh of the figure placed thus. On Monday, the 20th May, I began the arm of this figure. On Tuesday, the other arm. On Friday, I finished the figure. On Wednesday, I did the head below this figure, thus.
Mary Philadelphia Merrifield, 1846

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIGURE ON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term figure on is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Actor Omar Sharif of 'Doctor Zhivago,' 'Lawrence of Arabia' fame dies
He was first seen in the distance, a speck in the swirling desert sand. As he drew closer, he emerged first as a black figure on a galloping camel ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
2
Strong Economic Growth to Bring Higher Wages
The monthly figure on hires is the number of additions to payrolls occurring throughout the month. By contrast, the figure on openings is a ... «Barron's, Jul 15»
3
Madame Tussauds London unveils new selfie-taking Kim …
Madame Tussauds London unveiled their newest wax figure on Thursday via Twitter, which features the reality star holding a real phone that ... «TheCelebrityCafe.com, Jul 15»
4
TNA Impact Wrestling: Dixie Carter Returns
The tease being that we would find out that new authority figure on next week's Impact. It was a good segment, but still left some glaring holes in ... «Den of Geek!, Jul 15»
5
American Airlines to begin perilous computer integration
They wouldn't put a dollar figure on what the technology integration will cost, but Leibman said, "We have not spared expense in order to ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
6
How does a transfer tribunal work and how much will Danny Ings cost?
... but how much do we know about the tribunal committee itself? Who sits on it, and what criteria do they use to use to put a figure on a player? «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Bosch says assisted driving systems to generate 1 billion euro sales …
... cars has helped it sell more of its driver assistance systems such as radar and video sensors, but has not put a figure on the expected sales. «Business Insider, Jul 15»
8
All-Star Wade Davis continually sharpens his mind and body
He cuts a menacing figure on the mound. His teammates sometimes wonder if he toys with hitters. “I've never seen somebody absolutely ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
9
This river used to be deadly. Now it's a tourist attraction
A key figure on the river restoration campaigning scene is Theo Pike, with the work he and his team has done cleaning up the River Wandle in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
A father figure on the baseball field
Roger Dawson, right, is a native son who played at Brunswick and returned after college to take over the high school program. He also started ... «Frederick News Post, Jul 15»

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