Figure I Figured Feelings Matter Prominently Verb Bre

• my feelings about the matter didn't seem to figure at all.
• do i still figure in your plans?
• the question of the peace settlement is likely to figure prominently in the talks.
• it did not figure high on her list of priorities.

figure

1. to be part of a process, situation, etc. especially an important part
• synonym feature
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• My feelings about the matter didn't seem to figure at all.
• Do I still figure in your plans?
• The question of the peace settlement is likely to figure prominently in the talks.
• It did not figure high on her list of priorities.
2. to think or decide that something will happen or is true
• I figured (that) if I took the night train, I could be in Scotland by morning.
• We figured the sensible thing to do was to wait.
• That's what I figured.
• He tried to figure why she had come.
3. to calculate an amount or the cost of something
• We figured the attendance at 150 000.
4. used to say that you do not understand the reason for something, or that you do not want to give an explanation for something because you think it is obvious
• People are more aware of the risks of smoking nowadays, but more young women are smoking than ever. Go figure!
5. used to say that something was expected or seems logical
• ‘John called in sick.’ ‘That figures, he wasn't feeling well yesterday.’
• ‘She was late again.’ ‘Yes, that figures.’

Extra Examples

• The issue figured prominently in our discussion.
• This man did not figure among the suspects.
• Vegetables hardly figure at all in their diet.
• I figured (that) if I took the night train, I could be in Scotland by morning.
• I figured him to be well over 40.
• If we can figure roughly how much it will cost, we can decide what to do.
• My feelings about the matter didn’t seem to figure at all.
• She tried to figure who might have made the call.
• That’s exactly what I figured.
• The cost of manufacture is figured at $15 000.
• There was only one thing to do, he figured.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they figure
• he / she / it figures
• past simple figured
• past participle figured
• -ing form figuring

Word Origin

• Middle English (in the senses ‘distinctive shape of a person or thing’, ‘representation of something material or immaterial’, and ‘numerical symbol’, among others): from Old French figure (noun), figurer (verb), from Latin figura ‘shape, figure, form’; related to fingere ‘form, contrive’.