"figure on" meaning in English

See figure on in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: figures on [present, singular, third-person], figuring on [participle, present], figuring on [participle, past], figuring on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|figure<,,figuring> on}} figure on (third-person singular simple present figures on, present participle figuring on, simple past and past participle figuring on)
  1. (transitive) To account for or rely on a particular fact or notion; to calculate (something) using a set of facts. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-figure_on-en-verb-lZG5BMDS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (on) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (on): 83 17
  2. (transitive) To plan or expect (something). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-figure_on-en-verb-mL5AaSAr

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for figure on meaning in English (1.5kB)

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