"figures" meaning in English

See figures in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɪɡjɚz/ [US], /ˈfɪɡəz/ [UK] Audio: en-us-figures.ogg [US] Forms: figure [singular], figures [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|figure}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The plural form of figure; more than one (kind of) figure.
    Sense id: simple-figures-en-noun-BY3RPyX2 Categories (other): Plurals

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɪɡjɚz/ [US], /ˈfɪɡəz/ [UK] Audio: en-us-figures.ogg [US] Forms: figure [canonical], figures [third-person, singular], figured [past], figured [past, participle], figuring [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|figur|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The third-person singular form of figure.
    Sense id: simple-figures-en-verb-wiU~8rTY
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