figure out
phrasal verbfigure somebody/something out
- 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.
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- to calculate an amount or the cost of something
- figure out how, what, etc… Have you figured out how much the trip will cost?