I'd better not figure on staying with them if they already have weekend guests.
I had figured on serving ten people dinner and had just the right amount of food.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
figure out something — figure out (something) to understand something by thinking about it. After I figured out that I would earn only eighty cents an hour, I said forget it. She spent an hour trying to install the software, but John finally figured it out. Related… … New idioms dictionary
figure on something — ˈfigure on sth | ˈfigure on (sb/sth) doing sth derived to plan sth or to do sth; to expect sth (to happen) Syn: plan on • I hadn t figured on getting home so late. Main entry: ↑figure … Useful english dictionary
figure on (something) doing something — ˈfigure on sth | ˈfigure on (sb/sth) doing sth derived to plan sth or to do sth; to expect sth (to happen) Syn: plan on • I hadn t figured on getting home so late. Main entry: ↑figure … Useful english dictionary
figure into — [phrasal verb] figure into (something) US : to be included as a part of (something) Age may figure into the equation. • • • Main Entry: ↑figure … Useful english dictionary
figure on — (something) 1. to expect something. I d better not figure on staying with them if they already have weekend guests. 2. to plan something. I had figured on serving ten people dinner and had just the right amount of food … New idioms dictionary
figure — 1. Both the noun and the verb are pronounced fig ǝ in BrE but fig yǝ in AmE. The derivative forms figural, figuration, and figurine have the y sound in both BrE and AmE; but figurative (figǝ rǝ tiv) lacks it in BrE. 2. As a verb, figure is used… … Modern English usage
figure out — (something) to understand something by thinking about it. After I figured out that I would earn only eighty cents an hour, I said forget it. She spent an hour trying to install the software, but John finally figured it out. Related vocabulary:… … New idioms dictionary
put a figure on something — put a figure on sth idiom to say the exact price or number of sth • It s impossible to put a figure on the number of homeless people in London. Main entry: ↑figureidiom … Useful english dictionary
figure — fig|ure1 [ fıgjər ] noun *** ▸ 1 number/amount ▸ 2 important person ▸ 3 drawing in a book ▸ 4 mathematical shape ▸ 5 person or person s shape ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count often plural an official number that has been counted or calculated: Government… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
figure — I UK [ˈfɪɡə(r)] / US [ˈfɪɡjər] noun Word forms figure : singular figure plural figures *** 1) [countable, often plural] an official number that has been counted or calculated Government figures show a continued decline in unemployment. This year… … English dictionary
