phrasal verb

Figure out

No. 21 most commonLetter FInseparable

2Sections

Find the answer to a problem

Meanings

  • Find the answer to a problem (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • The police couldn't FIGURE OUT how the burglars had got into the warehouse.
  • My laptop keeps FIGUREING OUT at random times.
  • The old machine FIGUREED OUT whenever I tried to use it.

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