verb
figure
To suppose or conclude that something is true.
I figure the bakery is closed because its lights are off.
Etymology
Figure acquired the verbal sense of calculating. From working something out numerically, it broadened to reaching a conclusion or supposition by reasoning.
More examples
- We figured you would need a ride.
- He figures that the repairs will take a week.
- I had figured on a much smaller crowd.
Forms
figure · figures · figured · figuring