figuring

fig-ur-ing · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Present participle of *figure*; the act of calculating or computing.

  2. 2.

    The process of thinking about or trying to understand something.

  3. 3.

    Being included or involved as an element or factor.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    figuring out — the process of understanding or solving something
  • •
    figuring on — planning or expecting something

Related words

See also: calculating, figure, figured
Synonyms: calculating, reckoning, thinking, working out

Etymology

Present participle of figure, from Latin figura ("form, shape").