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figure out

to understand or solve

In Phrasal Verbs

In more detail

1. (verb) to understand or solve something by thinking about it carefully

2. (verb) to calculate or compute an amount

3. (verb) to appear or be included in something

Examples

• 1. After thinking about it for days, I finally figured out why she was upset.
• 2. Can you figure out how much we spent on groceries this month?
• 3. Her name figured out in several news stories about the project.

Nearby in Phrasal Verbs

deal with, draw up, drop off, fill in, find out, follow up