figure out

verb

figured out; figuring out; figures out

transitive verb

1
: discover, determine
try to figure out a way to do it
2
: solve, fathom
figure out a problem

Examples of figure out in a Sentence

a book of brainteasers that even a really clever person won't have an easy time figuring out
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Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by figuring out the links between them. Kris Holt, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Try to figure out how to celebrate each other and go to the next level. Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024 There, Ken waits for the guys to figure out the cord situation, while still encased in his blanket. Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024 But scientists didn’t figure out how to isolate, extract, and ingest pure DMT on its own until 1956, which branched the drug off from ayahuasca into its own history. Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for figure out 

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of figure out was in 1600

Dictionary Entries Near figure out

Cite this Entry

“Figure out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20out. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

figure out

verb
1
: find out, discover
try to figure out a way to do it
2
: solve
figure out a problem

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