figure – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of figure

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to figure sb out
Participle: figured sb out
Gerund: figuring sb out

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Ifigure sb out
youfigure sb out
he;she;itfigures sb out
wefigure sb out
youfigure sb out
theyfigure sb out

Perfect

Ihave figured sb out
youhave figured sb out
he;she;ithas figured sb out
wehave figured sb out
youhave figured sb out
theyhave figured sb out

Past

Ifigured sb out
youfigured sb out
he;she;itfigured sb out
wefigured sb out
youfigured sb out
theyfigured sb out

Pluperfect

Ihad figured sb out
youhad figured sb out
he;she;ithad figured sb out
wehad figured sb out
youhad figured sb out
theyhad figured sb out

Future

Iwill figure sb out
youwill figure sb out
he;she;itwill figure sb out
wewill figure sb out
youwill figure sb out
theywill figure sb out

Future Perfect

Iwill have figured sb out
youwill have figured sb out
he;she;itwill have figured sb out
wewill have figured sb out
youwill have figured sb out
theywill have figured sb out

Subjunctive

Present

Ifigure sb out
youfigure sb out
he;she;itfigure sb out
wefigure sb out
youfigure sb out
theyfigure sb out

Perfect

Ihave figured sb out
youhave figured sb out
he;she;ithave figured sb out
wehave figured sb out
youhave figured sb out
theyhave figured sb out

Imperfect

Ifigured sb out
youfigured sb out
he;she;itfigured sb out
wefigured sb out
youfigured sb out
theyfigured sb out

Pluperfect

Ihad figured sb out
youhad figured sb out
he;she;ithad figured sb out
wehad figured sb out
youhad figured sb out
theyhad figured sb out

Conditional

Present

Iwould figure sb out
youwould figure sb out
he;she;itwould figure sb out
wewould figure sb out
youwould figure sb out
theywould figure sb out

Perfect

Iwould have figured sb out
youwould have figured sb out
he;she;itwould have figured sb out
wewould have figured sb out
youwould have figured sb out
theywould have figured sb out

Imperative

youfigure sb out
weLet's figure sb out
youfigure sb out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam figuring sb out
youare figuring sb out
he;she;itis figuring sb out
weare figuring sb out
youare figuring sb out
theyare figuring sb out

Perfect

Ihave been figuring sb out
youhave been figuring sb out
he;she;ithas been figuring sb out
wehave been figuring sb out
youhave been figuring sb out
theyhave been figuring sb out

Past

Iwas figuring sb out
youwere figuring sb out
he;she;itwas figuring sb out
wewere figuring sb out
youwere figuring sb out
theywere figuring sb out

Pluperfect

Ihad been figuring sb out
youhad been figuring sb out
he;she;ithad been figuring sb out
wehad been figuring sb out
youhad been figuring sb out
theyhad been figuring sb out

Future

Iwill be figuring sb out
youwill be figuring sb out
he;she;itwill be figuring sb out
wewill be figuring sb out
youwill be figuring sb out
theywill be figuring sb out

Future Perfect

Iwill have been figuring sb out
youwill have been figuring sb out
he;she;itwill have been figuring sb out
wewill have been figuring sb out
youwill have been figuring sb out
theywill have been figuring sb out

Conditional

Present

Iwould be figuring sb out
youwould be figuring sb out
he;she;itwould be figuring sb out
wewould be figuring sb out
youwould be figuring sb out
theywould be figuring sb out

Perfect

Iwould have been figuring sb out
youwould have been figuring sb out
he;she;itwould have been figuring sb out
wewould have been figuring sb out
youwould have been figuring sb out
theywould have been figuring sb out

Other

Verbs similar to 'figure'

defigure, figgle, filtre, fire, fissure, fixture, fugue, fure, inure, refigure,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

compute
calculate, count, reckon, estimate
think
suppose, comprehend, reason, master, opine

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1225, from O.Fr. figure, from L. figura "a shape, form, figure," from PIE *fig-, originally in Eng. with meaning "numeral," but sense of "form, likeness" is almost as old (c.1250). The verb meaning "to picture in the mind" is from 1603. Philosophical and scientific senses are from L. figura being used to translate Gk. skhema. Figurine is first attested 1854; a figurehead (1765) was originally the ornament on the bow of a ship; sense of "leader without real authority" is first attested 1883.
2. From Middle English figure, borrowed from Old French figure, from Latin figūra (“form, shape, form of a word, a figure of speech, Late Latin a sketch, drawing”), from fingō (“to form, shape, mold, fashion”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to mold, shape, form, knead”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τεῖχος (teîkhos), Sanskrit देग्धि (dégdhi), Old English dāg (“dough”). More at dough. Doublet of figura. See: Sanskrit 'देग्धि'.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] to all the children in the family; for Topsy, to do her justice, was good-natured and liberal, and only spiteful in self-defence. She is fairly introduced into our _corps de ballet_, and will figure, from time to time, in her turn, with other performers. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Hey. Hey, yeah. Figured you wouldn't mind if I... took a shower. (Deadbolt)