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I don't view myself as a practitioner of a particular skill or method. I'm constantly looking at what's the most interesting problem that I could possibly work on. I really try to figure out what sort of scientist I need to be in order to solve the problem I'm interested in solving.
Erez Lieberman Aiden

Meaning of "figure out" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIGURE OUT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIGURE OUT

noun
adjective
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Figure out 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 out in English.

WHAT DOES FIGURE OUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of figure out in the English dictionary

The definition of figure out in the dictionary is to calculate or reckon. Other definition of figure out is to understand.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FIGURE OUT

PRESENT

Present
I figure out
you figure out
he/she/it figures out
we figure out
you figure out
they figure out
Present continuous
I am figuring out
you are figuring out
he/she/it is figuring out
we are figuring out
you are figuring out
they are figuring out
Present perfect
I have figured out
you have figured out
he/she/it has figured out
we have figured out
you have figured out
they have figured out
Present perfect continuous
I have been figuring out
you have been figuring out
he/she/it has been figuring out
we have been figuring out
you have been figuring out
they have been figuring out
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 out
you figured out
he/she/it figured out
we figured out
you figured out
they figured out
Past continuous
I was figuring out
you were figuring out
he/she/it was figuring out
we were figuring out
you were figuring out
they were figuring out
Past perfect
I had figured out
you had figured out
he/she/it had figured out
we had figured out
you had figured out
they had figured out
Past perfect continuous
I had been figuring out
you had been figuring out
he/she/it had been figuring out
we had been figuring out
you had been figuring out
they had been figuring out
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you figure out
we let´s figure out
you figure out
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to figure out
Past participle
figured out
Present Participle
figuring out
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 OUT

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WORDS THAT END LIKE FIGURE OUT

check out
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leave out
live out
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score out
strike out
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Synonyms and antonyms of figure out in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «figure out» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIGURE OUT

Find out the translation of figure out to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of figure out 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 out» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

弄清楚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

entender
570 millions of speakers

English

figure out
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंदाजा लगाओ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَحُلُّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

представлять
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

solucionar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চিত্র আউট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

arriver à comprendre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memikirkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

begreifen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

計算して出す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이해하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tokoh metu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hiểu ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்டுபிடிக்கவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आकृती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çözmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

capire
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obmyślić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зрозуміти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a găsi o soluție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συμπεραίνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitvind
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

räkna ut
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

regne ut
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of figure out

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIGURE OUT»

The term «figure out» is very widely used and occupies the 9.720 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIGURE OUT» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «FIGURE OUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word figure out.
1
Erez Lieberman Aiden
I enjoyed mathematics from a very young age. At the beginning of college, I had this illusion, which was kind of silly in retrospect, that if I just understood math and physics and philosophy, I could figure out everything else from first principles.
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Erez Lieberman Aiden
I don't view myself as a practitioner of a particular skill or method. I'm constantly looking at what's the most interesting problem that I could possibly work on. I really try to figure out what sort of scientist I need to be in order to solve the problem I'm interested in solving.
3
Madeleine Albright
I do believe that in order to be a successful negotiator that as a diplomat, you have to be able to put yourself into the other person's shoes. Unless you can understand what is motivating them, you are never going to be able to figure out how to solve a particular problem.
4
Madeleine Albright
Most of the time I spend when I get up in the morning is trying to figure out what is going to happen.
5
Christa B. Allen
I love school, but when I was going to school, I sort of used it as an opportunity to figure out what I love to do.
6
Kevin J. Anderson
We sat around on a hotel balcony with a bottle of wine and tried to figure out how you would go about blowing up a planet. That's the kind of conversations science fiction writers have when they get together. We don't talk about football or anything like that.
7
Essence Atkins
Challenges, when you're in a tumultuous situation, are an opportunity to grow, an opportunity to get closer to God, an opportunity to find and kind of reform yourself, and to figure out what really matters and what your priorities are.
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Julie Brown
I think you figure out how to be funny by necessity. It's not a natural thing, being funny in the face of tragedy is kind of demented.
9
Paul Buchheit
I look to see what things I enjoy doing and just try to figure out how to spend my time doing things that I enjoy.
10
Sarah Wayne Callies
Your work isn't just to learn and say the lines. Your work is to figure out what the chatter in your brain is, that's going on under the lines. It doesn't matter whether you're speaking or not speaking because your mind is working the way your character's mind would work.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIGURE OUT»

Discover the use of figure out in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to figure out and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Are your lights on?: how to figure out what the problem ...
When they do, many solutions are found, but not necessarily to the problem at hand. Whether you are a novice or a veteran, this powerful little book will make you a more effective problem solver.
Donald C. Gause, Gerald M. Weinberg, 1990
2
I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to ...
If you suspect there could be more to life than what you're getting...if you always knew you could do anything if you only knew what it was, this extraordinary book is about to prove you right!
Barbara Sher, 2010
3
How to Figure Out Company Accounts
Key financial ratios are also explained, which in themselves provide a critical snapshot of how a company is performing. This is not about creating a set of account.
Michael Brett, 2003
4
Think: Figure Out What You Believe and Why
Think will help high school students explore God’s Word to discover for themselves the truth behind what they believe.
Kevin Johnson, 2009
5
Almost Cool: You Can Figure Out How to Parent Your Teen
In his light and humorous style, Tim Smith gives parents the tools and encouragement they need to better understand how teens think and feel, as well as see what it is teens want and need.
Tim Smith, 1997
6
Figure Out Blue's Clues!
Children are invited to pick up a crayon and play along as they discover Blue's intriguing clues to solve. Full color.
Jennifer Twomey Perello, Todd Kessler, Angela C. Santomero, 1998
7
"O.K., Let's Figure it Out All Together": Parents' ...
She's a lot like me, cuz that's what I get into--a mystery that I've got to figure out, but there's something good gonna come out of all; everything we're reading, it's going to end up with a happy ending. Yeah, that attracts Yolanda. When she reads ...
Peggy L. Semingson, 2008
8
God And You, The Perfect Relationship To Have:
How to figure out life by figuring out your legacy?. And first dear friend, when you hear the question of: What is life?. Or What is the meaning of life?. You usually stop and ponder for a great while trying to answer that great question either for ...
James Dazouloute, 2013
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Jim Cramer's Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane World
What makes stocksgo up and down in price in the time we own them? How can we figure out which stock is going to go up beforeit goes up? How do we figure out which stocks are going to go up the fastest so we can capture those bursts?
‎2009
10
Father Figure, Dedicated to JFK, Jr
They could see me dragging my body down the road when I would try to go out and they had to figure they had me at that point and now had to figure out where to put me with all this radiation on me where they weren't going to get blamed for it ...
Lori Finnila, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIGURE OUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term figure out is used in the context of the following news items.
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Get Kids Into Maths By Letting Them Figure Out The Answers …
A common view is that students learn maths best when teachers give clear explanations of mathematical concepts, usually in isolation from ... «Lifehacker Australia, Jul 15»
2
Houston Astros Unable to Figure out Cody Anderson in Loss
The Astros offense was not able to figure out any of the Indians pitchers as they collected only four hits in the game and three of them were ... «H4TV ENTERTAINMENT, Jul 15»
3
Scientists Figure Out a Way to Take the High Out of Cannabis
In a recent paper in the journal PLOS Biology, a team of researchers detail their work separating the medical effects of cannabis from unwanted ... «Softpedia News, Jul 15»
4
Is number 12 Clockbus Canada? Can you figure out this emoji …
The internet is melting as people try to figure out what tube station this string of emojis is supposed to spell out. Some are obvious, some more ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»
5
From $1200 to $12000: Why nobody can figure out how much …
But that depends on understanding why the costs vary in the first place, and despite their best efforts, researchers could only figure out a small ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
6
Scientists figure out why puddles don't expand forever
Spilling some water or other liquid is probably not something that causes deep scientific concern in your household, but it has been in research ... «Geek, Jul 15»
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Kids prefer maths when you let them figure out the answer for …
New research for primary and junior secondary schools shows kids prefer to nut out maths problems without the teacher's help. from ... «The Conversation AU, Jul 15»
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Still trying to figure out where Sam Reinhart fits into the equation
Buffalo Sabres forward Sam Reinhart was taken 2nd overall in the 2014 draft. There were three players at the top of that draft who were all ... «Hockeybuzz.com, Jul 15»
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This Canadian Figure Skater Doesn't Need Ice; She's Got Wheels
'I can sort of figure out the jumps, but how does she spin?' ” Tim Macri recalls the coaches asking. The spins are partly thanks to the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
10
Nobody Can Figure Out Which Color Actually Matches This Shoe
Just when you think you got rid of all the drama associated with #TheDress, #TheShoe comes in and ruins Twitter again. Twitter user ... «Elite Daily, Jul 15»

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