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Antonyms for figures out


Grammar : Verb
Spell : fig-yer; especially British fig-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪg yər; especially British ˈfɪg ər



Definition of figures out

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to represent" (in a picture); see figure (n.). Meaning "to shape into" is early 15c.; "to picture in the mind" is from c.1600; "to make an appearance" is c.1600. Meaning "work out a sum" is from 1833, American English. Related: Figured; figuring.
  • As in appraise : verb judge, estimate
  • As in infer : verb conclude
  • As in number : verb count, calculate
  • As in penetrate : verb understand or be understood
  • As in augur : verb predict; be an omen of
  • As in place : verb identify, recognize
  • As in plan : verb think out; prepare in advance
  • As in predict : verb express an outcome in advance
  • As in reason : verb mentally analyze
  • As in reckon : verb add up; evaluate
  • As in solve : verb answer, resolve
  • As in speculate : verb think about deeply and theorize
  • As in think : verb contemplate
  • As in understand : verb appreciate, comprehend
  • As in unfold : verb make known
  • As in work out : verb solve; satisfy
  • As in outwit : verb deceive
  • As in hypothesize : verb speculate
  • As in individualize : verb distinguish
  • As in outsmart : verb outwit
  • As in outthink : verb outwit
  • As in ratiocinate : verb think
  • As in clear up : verb explain; resolve
  • As in compute : verb calculate, estimate
  • As in crack : verb discover meaning, answer
  • As in decode : verb decipher
  • As in determine : verb discover, find out
  • As in discern : verb catch sight of; recognize and understand
  • As in distinguish : verb tell the difference
  • As in evaluate : verb judge
  • As in fathom : verb discern, understand
  • As in analyze : verb examine and determine
  • As in forecast : verb predict, guess
  • As in foretell : verb predict, warn
  • As in get : verb understand
Example sentences :
  • A flight is reported to their head man and he figures out just how far we can fly.
  • Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
  • You can hear her say the figures out loud and sort of chuckle to herself.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery at Dark Cedars » by Edith Lavell
  • And Boy could see that they really did look like the figures out of Noah's Ark.
  • Extract from : « The Missing Prince » by G. E. Farrow
  • He plans and figures out what improvements are urgently necessary to make the remote parts of his district more accessible.
  • Extract from : « Our National Forests » by Richard H. Douai Boerker
  • Then I looks at my watch again, and figures out it ain't due for twenty minutes or so.
  • Extract from : « The House of Torchy » by Sewell Ford
  • Thin he sets back in a chair an' figures out that th' pitchers on th' wall pa-aper ar-re all alike ivry third row.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Dooley's Philosophy » by Finley Peter Dunne
  • My soul is saddened by the images thus conjured up; the figures out of the past blind my sight.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Age in Transylvania » by Mr Jkai
  • But I got the impression there were figures out there—at least dozens of them—and that they moved back away from the light.
  • Extract from : « Deadly City » by Paul W. Fairman
  • A refinement of intellect at most only figures out better ways of reaching old and accustomed ends.
  • Extract from : « Human Nature and Conduct » by John Dewey
  • It is evident that the author has raised the figures out of the grasp of his own imagination.
  • Extract from : « The Literature of the Old Testament » by George Foot Moore

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