0 past simple and past participle of figure
1 to expect or think that something will happen:
[ + (that) ] We figured (that) you'd want to rest after your trip.
2 to be, appear, take part, or be included in something:
They denied that violence and intimidation had figured prominently in achieving the decision.
I'm still figuring my taxes.
They figured that there might be a problem with the building work.
She figures that she'll be able to save money by cycling to work.
Here liberty is again figured in opposition to the internal tyranny of appetites.
The changes in the structures following each moult are figured (fig. 2).
The concept of equilibrium has long figured in social analysis.
