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figure

The correct spelling is figure.

How to pronounce figure

/ˈfɪɡjɚ/
noun

IPA: /ˈfɪɡjɚ/

Say it like: Fig-ure

The correct spelling is figure. A drawing or diagram conveying information. For example: "a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble"

Usage Examples

a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble

He cut a sorry figure standing there in the rain.

The muslin was of a pretty figure.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A drawing or diagram conveying information.
  2. 2.The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.
  3. 3.A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
  4. 4.The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.
  5. 5.Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendour; show.

verb

  1. 1.To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem.
  2. 2.To come to understand.
  3. 3.To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon.
  4. 4.To be reasonable.
  5. 5.To enter into; to be a part of.

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