The meaning of Figured

verb

Come into sight; become visible or noticeable, especially without apparent cause.

Usage examples:

Smoke appeared on the horizon

verb

To become noticeable or to be present

Usage examples:

At this point the ferry boat suddenly appeared., her picture appeared on the front page of the news…

verb

Evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of.

Usage examples:

The committee must assess the relative importance of the issues

verb

Estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of

verb

To decide the quality or importance of something

Usage examples:

A college is going to assess a student’s ability based on grades., government officials assessed th…

verb

Suppose to be the case, without proof.

Usage examples:

Topics which assume detailed knowledge of local events

verb

Accept that (something) is true, especially without proof.

Usage examples:

The superintendent believed lancaster's story

verb

To think that something is true or correct

Usage examples:

[ t ] one juror said he didn’t believe the policeman’s testimony., [ + (that) clause ] she believed…

verb

Determine (the amount or number of something) mathematically.

Usage examples:

The program can calculate the number of words that will fit in the space available

verb

Make a mathematical computation

verb

Cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface.

Usage examples:

The moon cast a pale light over the cottages

noun

Throw the hooked and baited end of (a fishing line) out into the water.

verb

The actors taking part in a play, film, or other production.

Usage examples:

He draws sensitive performances from his inexperienced cast

verb

Reckon or calculate (a figure or amount).

Usage examples:

The hire charge is computed on a daily basis

verb

Make a mathematical calculation

verb

To calculate something using mathematics or a calculator (= a device for doing mathematical processes)

verb

Bring or come to an end.

Usage examples:

They conclude their study with these words

verb

To cause something to end, or to end

Usage examples:

[ t ] she concluded her remarks by thanking her supporters., [ i ] i’d like to conclude with a song…

verb

To have a particular opinion about something after thinking carefully about it

Usage examples:

Conclude that analysts concluded that borrowing costs were at or very near their peak., the study c…

verb

Think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision.

Usage examples:

Each application is considered on its merits

verb

To think about a particular subject or thing or about doing something or about whether to do something

Usage examples:

Consider clara barton, who founded the american red cross., we considered moving to california, but…

verb

Determine the total number of (a collection of items).

Usage examples:

I started to count the stars i could see

noun

An act of determining the total number of something.

Usage examples:

At the last count, fifteen applications were still outstanding

noun

A foreign nobleman whose rank corresponds to that of an earl.

Usage examples:

He is now a prisoner in a tower of the count's palace

verb

Arrive at (a fact or a conclusion) by reasoning; draw as a logical conclusion.

Usage examples:

Little can be safely deduced from these figures

verb

To reach an answer by thinking about a general truth and its relationship to a specific situation

Usage examples:

[ + question word ] in an attempt to deduce what happened to the jet, investigators are looking at …

verb

Cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature.

Usage examples:

It will be her mental attitude that determines her future

verb

Find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry

verb

To control or influence directly; to decide

Usage examples:

[ t ] we should be allowed to determine our own future., [ t ] eye color is genetically determined.…

verb

Mention (a number of things) one by one.

Usage examples:

There is not space to enumerate all his works

verb

To name things separately, one by one

Usage examples:

The salesman enumerated the features of the car.

verb

Form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess.

Usage examples:

The study will assist in evaluating the impact of recent changes

Estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of

verb

To judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something

Usage examples:

Doctors evaluate the patient’s condition., [ + question word ] have they evaluated what their next …

verb

Regard (something) as likely to happen.

Usage examples:

It's as well to expect the worst

verb

To think or believe that something will happen, or that someone will arrive

Usage examples:

[ t ] we are expecting about 100 people for the lecture., [ t ] his plane is expected to land at ab…

adjective

Elaborate in structure or decoration.

Usage examples:

The furniture was very fancy

verb

Feel a desire or liking for.

Usage examples:

Do you fancy a drink?

noun

A superficial or transient feeling of liking or attraction.

Usage examples:

This was no passing fancy, but a feeling he would live by

noun

A distinctive attribute or aspect of something.

Usage examples:

A well-appointed house with interesting decorative features

verb

Have as a prominent attribute or aspect.

Usage examples:

The hotel features a large lounge, a sauna, and a coin-operated solarium

noun

A noticeable or important characteristic or part

Usage examples:

This car has excellent safety features., she has fine, delicate features (= parts of the face)., th…

verb

Come together; assemble or accumulate.

Usage examples:

As soon as a crowd gathered, the police came

noun

A part of a garment that is gathered.

Usage examples:

This can be accomplished at side seams, the center back seam, gathers, pleats, darts or a combinati…

verb

Assemble or get together

noun

An instrument that measures and gives a visual display of the amount, level, or contents of something.

Usage examples:

A fuel gauge

verb

The position of a sailing ship to windward ( the weather gage ) or leeward ( the lee gage ) of another.

Usage examples:

The french fleet was heavily outnumbered but had the weather gage

verb

Obtain (information) from various sources, often with difficulty.

Usage examples:

The information is gleaned from press cuttings

verb

Deduce or conclude (something) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

Usage examples:

From these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing

verb

To reach an opinion from available information or facts

Usage examples:

[ + that clause ] he inferred that she was not interested in a relationship from what she said in h…

verb

Take part in an action or endeavour.

Usage examples:

Thousands participated in a nationwide strike

Be involved in

verb

To be or become involved in an activity

Usage examples:

The teacher tries to get everyone to participate in the classroom discussion., participation in the…

verb

Suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability.

Usage examples:

I presumed that the man had been escorted from the building

verb

To believe something to be true because it is likely, although not certain

Usage examples:

[ + (that) clause ] i presume (that) they’re not coming, since they haven’t replied to the invitati…

verb

Express or measure the quantity of.

Usage examples:

It is impossible to quantify the extent of the black economy

verb

Establish by calculation.

Usage examples:

His debts were reckoned at £300,000

verb

To calculate an amount based on facts or on your expectations

Usage examples:

Do you reckon this watch has a little value?, [ + that clause ] brusca reckons that the value of al…

verb

To calculate an amount

Usage examples:

Fees are reckoned in euros but can be paid in any currency., the authors reckon that public sector …

noun

A faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus; one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch.

Usage examples:

The bear has a keen sense of smell which enables it to hunt at dusk

verb

Perceive by a sense or senses.

Usage examples:

With the first frost, they could sense a change in the days

verb

The faculty through which the external world is apprehended

noun

A fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.

Usage examples:

This new heat supply causes the outer layers of the star to expand and cool, and the star becomes a…

verb

(of a film, play, or other show) have (someone) as a principal performer.

Usage examples:

A film starring liza minnelli

noun

A particular amount of money.

Usage examples:

They could not afford such a sum

verb

Find the sum of (two or more amounts).

Usage examples:

If we sum these equations we obtain x

verb

Think or assume that something is true or probable but lack proof or certain knowledge.

Usage examples:

I suppose i got there about noon

verb

To expect or believe

Usage examples:

[ i ] "will you be going with them?" "yes, i suppose (so).", [ + (that) clause ] "you don’t suppose…

verb

To think that something is likely to be true

Usage examples:

[ + (that) ] dan didn't answer his phone, so i suppose (that) he's busy., he found it a lot more di…

verb

Have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof.

Usage examples:

If you suspect a gas leak, do not turn on an electric light

noun

A person thought to be guilty of a crime or offence.

Usage examples:

The police have arrested a suspect

adjective

Not to be relied on or trusted; possibly dangerous or false.

Usage examples:

A suspect package was found on the platform

phrase

Assume.

Usage examples:

I take it that someone is coming to meet you

phrasal verb

To completely understand the meaning or importance of something

Usage examples:

I had to read the letter twice before i could take it all in., his aunt took him in when he first c…

phrasal verb

To include something

Usage examples:

A comprehensive carbon tax that took in other fuels, such as coal, would be much greener than just …

noun

A current score or amount.

Usage examples:

That takes his tally to 10 goals in 10 games

verb

Agree or correspond.

Usage examples:

Their signatures should tally with their names on the register

noun

A record or count of a number of items

Usage examples:

The final tally was 21 for and 16 against., [ t ] i need to finish tallying the receipts., [ i ] hi…

verb

Have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something.

Usage examples:

She thought that nothing would be the same again

noun

An act of thinking.

Usage examples:

I went for a walk to have a think

Judge or regard; look upon; judge

adjective

Comprising the whole number or amount.

Usage examples:

A total cost of £4,000

noun

The whole number or amount of something.

Usage examples:

He scored a total of thirty-three points

verb

Amount in number to.

Usage examples:

They were left with debts totalling £6,260

verb

Treat (something) as having one character, principle, or application.

Usage examples:

He refused to totalize reality by subsuming it under a single point of view

noun

Firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something.

Usage examples:

Relations have to be built on trust

verb

Believe in the reliability, truth, or ability of.

Usage examples:

I should never have trusted her

verb

To have confidence in something, or to believe in someone

Usage examples:

[ t ] trust me – i would never lie to you., [ t ] i was tested, but i’m not sure i trust the result…

collocation

Find the solution to or understand the meaning of

phrasal verb

Plan or devise something in detail.

Usage examples:

We need to work out a seating plan

phrasal verb

Solve a sum or determine an amount by calculation.

Usage examples:

The interest rate is worked out by adding a certain amount to the current base rate