figure out

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figure out

verb figures out · figuring out · figured out

  1. informal To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. As soon as I figure out what is wrong with my car, I will fix it.
  2. informal To calculate. We'd already figured out that the trip would cost $1,000.

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verb come to understand

Españolaveriguar, captar, desentrañar, lograr saber, hallar cómo, intentar determinar
中文弄清楚 nòng qīngchǔ
Portuguêsdescobrir, deduzir, entender, dar-se conta, desvendar
Françaiscerner
Deutschherausfinden
Italianoscoprire, rendersi conto, dedurre
Ελληνικάβγάζω νόημα vgázo nóima
Русскийразбира́ться razbirátʹsja, разобра́ться razobrátʹsja, постига́ть postigátʹ, пости́гнуть postígnutʹ, пости́чь postíčʹ
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@misc{figure_out_2026,
  title = {figure out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/figure%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}