FIGURE OUT
Dictionary entry overview: What does figure out mean?
• FIGURE OUT (verb)
The verb FIGURE OUT has 1 sense:
1. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
Familiarity information: FIGURE OUT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FIGURE OUT (verb)
Meaning:
Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
figure out; puzzle out; solve; lick; work out; work
Context examples:
did you solve the problem? / Work out your problems with the boss / this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out / did you get it? / Did you get my meaning? / He could not work the math problem
Hypernyms (to "figure out" is one way to...):
understand (know and comprehend the nature or meaning of)
"Figure out" entails doing...:
reason (think logically)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "figure out"):
answer; resolve (understand the meaning of)
riddle (explain a riddle)
strike (arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing)
guess; infer (guess correctly; solve by guessing)
answer (give the correct answer or solution to)
break (find the solution or key to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
