figure

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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noun, verb
+ noun
numbers
1 [C, often pl.] a number representing a particular amount, especially one given in official information: the latest trade / sales / unemployment figures + Viewing figures for the series have dropped dramatically. + Figures for April show a slight improvement on previous months + By 1998, this figure had risen to 14 million. + The final figure looks like being much higher than predicted. + Experts put the real figure at closer to 75%.
2 [C] a symbol rather than a word representing one of the numbers between 0 and 9: Write the figure '7' on the board. + a six-figure salary (= over 100 000 pounds or dollars) + His salary is now in six figures.
See also - DOUBLE FIGURES, SINGLE FIGURES
3 (figures) [pl.] (informal) the area of mathematics that deals with adding, multiplying, etc. numbers: Are you any good at figures? + I'm afraid I don't have a head for figures (= I am not good at adding, etc.).
person
4 [C] a person of the type mentioned: a leading figure in the music industry + a cult / public / political figure + a figure of authority + When she last saw him, he was a sad figure-old and tired. + a relatively unknown figure the world of fashion + one of the most popular figures in athletics
See also - FATHER FIGURE, MOTHER FIGURE
5 [C] the shape of a person seen from a distance or not clearly: a tall figure in black + I saw a shadowy figure approaching.
shape of body
6 [C] the shape of the human body, especially a woman's body that is attractive: She's always had a good figure. + I'm watching my figure (= trying not to get fat).
in painting / story
7 [C] a person or an animal in a drawing, painting, etc., or in a story: The central figure in the painting is the artist's daughter.
statue
8 [C] a statue of a person or an animal: a bronze figure of a horse
picture / diagram
9 [C] (abbreviation fig.) a picture, diagram, etc. in a book, that is referred to by a number: The results are illustrated in figure 3 opposite.
geometry
10 [C] a particular shape formed by lines or surfaces: a five-sided figure + a solid figure
movement on ice
11 [C] a pattern or series of movements performed on ice: The skater executed a perfect set of figures.
Idioms: be / become a figure of fun to be/become sb that other people laugh at
cut a ...figure (of a person) to have a particular appearance: He cut a striking figure in his white dinner jacket.
put a figure on sth to say the exact price or number of sth: It's impossible to put a figure on the number of homeless people in London.
more at FACT
+ verb
be important
1 [V] ~ (as sth) (in / among sth) to be part of a process, situation, etc. especially an important part: The question of the peace settlement is likely to figure prominently in the talks. + My feelings about the matter didn't seem to figure at all. + It did not figure high on her list of priorities. + Do I still figure in your plans?
think / decide
2 to think or decide that sth will happen or is true: [V (that)] 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. + [VN] That's what I figured. [also V wh-]
calculate
3 [VN] (AmE) to calculate an amount or the cost of sth: We figured the attendance at 150 000.
Idioms: it / that figures used to say that sth was expected or seems logical: 'John called in sick.' 'That figures, he wasn't feeling well yesterday.' + (disapproving) 'She was late again.' 'Yes, that figures.'
Phrasal Verbs: figure on sth
figure on (sb/sth) doing sth to plan sth or to do sth; to expect sth (to happen): I hadn't figured on getting home so late.
figure sb/sth<->out
1 to think about sb/sth until you understand them/it: We've never been able to figure her out. + [+ wh-] I can't figure out how to do this.
2 to calculate an amount or the cost of sth: [+ wh-] Have you figured out how much the trip will cost?

Thesaurus dictionary

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n.

1 physique, build, shape, form, configuration, conformation, build, body, outline, silhouette; cut, cast; Slang bod, chassis:

It's exercise that gives Kathy such a fine figure.

2 appearance, image, likeness, representation, semblance:

The vision came to him in the figure of a dragon.

3 person, individual, human (being):

A burly figure loomed up out of the fog.

4 statue, effigy, sculpture, bust, mould, cast, image, representation, idol, icon:

Hundreds of figures are carved into the stone of the temple façade.

5 picture, illustration, diagram, drawing, sketch, plate:

See Figure 12 for a graph showing the rate of inflation for the past decade.

6 personality, celebrity, somebody, leader, personage, worthy, notable, individual, presence, force, character:

Chaplin looms large as a figure in the history of comedy.

7 number, numeral, cipher, digit; character, symbol, device, sign; design, pattern, motif, emblem:

His salary is in six figures.

v.

8 Often, figure up. calculate, compute, reckon, work out; count, enumerate, numerate, total, tot up, tally, sum:

Please figure up how much I owe you.

9 picture, imagine, think, take, reckon, consider, calculate, judge, believe; assume, presume, suppose; accept, acknowledge, concede:

I never figured her to be the guilty one.

10 act, participate, take or play a part or role, appear, feature, have a place; be included or mentioned, be featured or conspicuous:

He does not figure in my plans.

11 figure on or upon.

(a) rely or depend on or upon, count on or upon, trust in, put faith in:

You mustn't figure on his help.

(b) plan on or upon, take into consideration or account, consider, make allowance for:

They were figuring on consumer demand for a better mousetrap.

12 figure out.

(a) calculate, reckon, compute, work out:

I haven't yet figured out last year's profits and losses.

(b) decipher, translate, understand, interpret, solve, grasp, get, fathom, see, perceive, Colloq dig, make head(s) or tail(s) of, get through one's head, get the hang or drift of, catch on (to), get a fix on, Brit twig, suss out:

Can you figure out what this article is trying to say?

Collocation dictionary

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¹ amount/price

ADJ.

high | low | double, single | accurate, exact | approximate, ballpark, rough, round | real, reliable, true | official | latest | inflated | target | sales, trade, unemployment, viewing, etc.

VERB + FIGURE

reach

The rate of inflation has now reached double figures.

| add (together/up) | release

The government has just released new unemployment figures.

FIGURE + VERB

add up

These figures don't add up.

| be bandied about

Lots of different figures were being bandied about.

PHRASES

according to (the) figures

The industry remains in the doldrums, according to official figures out today.

| in round figures 2 figures

arithmetic

PHRASES

good/bad at figures

I was never very good at figures.

| have a head for figures

³ person

ADJ.

great | central, important, influential, key, leading, prominent, respected, well-known

a key figure on the committee

| public | national | senior | familiar

He was a familiar figure in the local pub.

| unlikely

They were visited by the unlikely figure of Bill Clinton.

| authority, dominant | father, mother, parental | tragic | comic, ridiculous | cult, legendary | historical | political, religious | government, opposition

PREP.

~ of

a figure of authority/fun

⁴ shape of a person

ADJ.

life-size | dark, shadowy | seated, standing, etc.

The seated figure in the corner beckoned me over.

| central

the central figure in the photo

| solitary | human

FIGURE + NOUN

painter, painting

⁵ shape of sb's body

ADJ.

beautiful, fine, good, handsome, hour-glass, lovely

She's still got a lovely figure.

| slender, slim | ample, bulky, full, large, stocky | tall | dashing, imposing, striking | neat, slight, small, tiny, trim | lithe

VERB + FIGURE

cut, have

He cut a dashing figure in his uniform.

| keep

She's kept her figure after all these years.

| watch

You need to watch your figure.

| lose

PHRASES

a fine figure of a man/woman

⁶ picture/diagram

VERB + FIGURE

see

See Figure 8.

FIGURE + VERB

show sth

ADV.

largely, prominently, significantly, strongly | hardly, scarcely

Vegetables hardly figure at all in their diet.

PREP.

among

This man did not figure among the suspects.

| in

The issue figured prominently in our discussion.

Concise English dictionary

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figures|figured|figuring'fɪgjər /'fɪgə
noun
+a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
+alternative names for the body of a human being
+one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
+a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
+a well-known or notable person
+a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
+an amount of money expressed numerically
+the impression produced by a person
+the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
+language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
+a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
+a decorative or artistic work
+a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
verb
+judge to be probable
+be or play a part of or in
+imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
+make a mathematical calculation or computation
+understand

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