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How to pronounce figure
Say it like this: /ˈfɪɡɚ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does figure mean?
nounA drawing or diagram conveying information.
The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.
“a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble”
A person, thing, or action representative of another
verbTo calculate, to solve a mathematical problem.
To come to understand.
“I can’t figure if he’s telling the truth or lying.”
To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon.
“We can figure on running a loss this year.”
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