figured

fig-ured · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of *figure*; calculated or worked out.

  2. 2.

    Concluded or assumed something based on available information.

  3. 3.

    Appeared as an important part or element.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    figured out — solved or understood something
  • •
    figured on — expected or planned for something

Related words

See also: figure, figures, figuring
Synonyms: calculated, concluded, reckoned, thought

Etymology

Past tense of figure, from Latin figura ("form, shape"), from fingere ("to form, shape").