Figuring Meaning in English

word · lemma: figure

US

/ˈfɪɡjɝɪŋ/

FIG-yur-ing

UK

/fˈɪɡəɹɪŋ/

FIG-uh-ring

التعريف

The present participle of "figure." It can mean thinking or guessing something, calculating a number, or understanding something gradually.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common in spoken English. Often appears in patterns like "be figuring out," "figure that," and "figure on." "Figuring out" usually means finding an answer or solution, while "figuring" alone can mean thinking, assuming, or calculating depending on context.

• Spanish: pensar - calcular - entender
• Portuguese (BR): pensar - calcular - entender
• Portuguese (PT): pensar - calcular - perceber
• Chinese (Simplified): 认为 - 计算 - 理解
• Chinese (Traditional): 認為 - 計算 - 理解
• Hindi: सोचना - हिसाब लगाना - समझना
• Arabic: يعتقد - يحسب - يفهم
• Bengali: ভাবা - অনুমান করা - হিসাব করা
• Russian: выяснять - догадываться - рассчитывать
• Japanese: 考えている - 推測している - 計算している
• Vietnamese: đang suy nghĩ - đang đoán - đang tính toán
• Korean: 생각하다 - 추측하다 - 계산하다
• Turkish: düşünmek - hesaplamak - tahmin etmek
• Urdu: سوچنا - اندازہ لگانا - حساب کرنا
• Indonesian: memikirkan - menghitung - menebak

جمل نموذجية

She is figuring out the answer.

basic

I am figuring the total cost now.

basic

We were figuring that he was at home.

basic

I'm still figuring out how this app works.

natural

We were figuring on leaving early, but it started raining.

natural

Honestly, I'm just figuring things out as I go.

natural