noun
- numerical symbols or amounts
- the shape or form of a person’s body
- important or notable people
verb
- calculates or works out mathematically
- thinks or believes something to be true
Usage: informal
Examples
- The sales figures for this quarter look promising.
- She has an athletic figure from years of training.
- Several political figures attended the ceremony.
- Draw the geometric figures shown in the textbook.
- He figures the project will take three weeks.
- I figure we should leave early to avoid traffic.
- The accountant reviewed all the financial figures.
- Public figures must be careful about their image.