figure
- figure
- I UK [ˈfɪɡə(r)] / US [ˈfɪɡjər]
noun
Word forms "figure":
singular figure
plural figures
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1) countable, often plural] an official number that has been counted or calculated
Government figures show a continued decline in unemployment.
This year's sales figures were excellent.
The final inflation figure was 6.5% for the year.
a) British a number
She sat and stared at the figures on the page.
Inflation has reached double figures for the first time in 15 years.
b) an amount of money
What kind of figure are we looking at for this project?
It's difficult to put an exact figure on the rebuilding work.
The chairman's bonus payment could well reach six figures this year.
c) figures
plural] calculations that you do using numbers
have a good head for figures:
I've never had a good head for figures.
2) countable] someone who is important in some way
a prominent/key/leading figure:
She was the dominant figure in British politics in the 1980s.
3) countable] the shape of the body of someone you do not know
A small figure appeared in the doorway.
a) a picture or model of someone
There are three figures in the foreground.
b) the shape of a woman's body, for example whether she is fat or thin
How to achieve the perfect figure without dieting.
Now in her fifties, she still has a fabulous figure.
After a certain age, you have to work hard to keep your figure.
No cake for me, thanks, I have to watch my figure.
4) countable] maths a shape in mathematics
5) countable] a drawing in a book that gives information
Figure 8 illustrates changing patterns of employment over the years.
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a father/mother figure
— someone who is considered by others to be like a father or motherSee:
II UK [ˈfɪɡə(r)] / US [ˈfɪɡjər]
verb
Word forms "figure":
present tense
I/you/we/they figure
he/she/it figures
present participle figuring
past tense figured
past participle figured
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1) intransitive] to be an important part of something
figure in:
Marriage doesn't figure in their plans.
This issue will figure prominently in the next election.
2) intransitive/transitive] informal to believe that something is true, although you do not know for certain
figure (that):
I figured that Joe would have received my letter by now.
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it/that figures
— spoken used for saying that something seems reasonable; spoken used for saying that you are not surprised when something bad happens to youIt figures that I'd break my leg as soon as the skiing season started.
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figure — [ figyr ] n. f. • Xe; lat. figura « forme » I ♦ 1 ♦ Vx Forme extérieure d un corps. ⇒ aspect. Des outils « dont il ne connaît ni l usage, ni le nom, ni la figure » (La Bruyère). ♢ Mod. N avoir plus figure humaine : être si mal en point que la… … Encyclopédie Universelle
figuré — figure [ figyr ] n. f. • Xe; lat. figura « forme » I ♦ 1 ♦ Vx Forme extérieure d un corps. ⇒ aspect. Des outils « dont il ne connaît ni l usage, ni le nom, ni la figure » (La Bruyère). ♢ Mod. N avoir plus figure humaine : être si mal … Encyclopédie Universelle
Figure — Fig ure (f[i^]g [ u]r; 135), n. [F., figure, L. figura; akin to fingere to form, shape, feign. See {Feign}.] 1. The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance. [1913 Webster] Flowers have all exquisite figures. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
figure — FIGURE. s. f. La forme exterieure d une chose materielle. La figure du corps humain. cet animal, ce poisson est d une estrange figure, voilà une plante d une figure bien bizarre. une estrange figure d homme. une plaisante figure, une sotte figure … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Figure 8 — might refer to: *Figure 8, an expression describing a Lissajous curve that resembles the number 8 *Figure 8, a circle that turns around upon itself, on its side is a symbol for infinity *Figure eight knot, (also called a Flemish Knot), is a type… … Wikipedia
figuré — figuré, ée (fi gu ré, rée) part. passé. 1° Qui est fait selon une certaine figure. Terme d anatomie. Élément anatomique figuré, se dit par opposition à éléments anatomiques amorphes ou matières amorphes. Plan figuré d une maison, d une… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Figure — may refer to:*A shape, drawing, or representation *Figure 8 *A person s figure *Miniature representation of something **Action figure, in arts *a number *a type of person, as in Christ figureWriting *a figure in writing is a type of floating… … Wikipedia
figure — n 1 *number, numeral, digit, integer Analogous words: symbol, *character 2 *form, shape, configuration, conformation Analogous words: *outline, contour, profile, silhouette: *character, symbol, sign, mark … New Dictionary of Synonyms
figure — [fig′yər, figyoor; ] often, esp. for v., & Brit always [, fig′ər] n. [ME < OFr < L figura < fingere, to form, shape: see DOUGH] 1. the outline or shape of something; form 2. the shape of the human body; human form 3. a person, esp. one… … English World dictionary
Figure — Fig ure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Figured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Figuring}.] [F. figurer, L. figurare, fr. figura. See {Figure}, n.] 1. To represent by a figure, as to form or mold; to make an image of, either palpable or ideal; also, to fashion into a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Figure 8 — Album par Elliott Smith Sortie 18 avril 2000 Durée 52:06 Genre Rock indépendant Producteur Elliott Smith Tom Rothrock Rob Schnapf … Wikipédia en Français
