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Definition of figure out phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

figure out

phrasal verb
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figure somebody/something out
  1.  
     to think about somebody/something until you understand them/it
    • We couldn't figure her out.
    • I'm trying to figure out a way to make this work.
    • figure out how, what, etc… I can't figure out how to do this.
  2.  
     to calculate an amount or the cost of something
    • figure out how, what, etc… Have you figured out how much the trip will cost?
See figure out in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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