WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Google
 

figuring

 
Noun figuring has 1 sense
  1. calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning - problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
    --1 is a kind of problem solving
    --1 has particulars:
     extrapolation; interpolation; conversion; estimate, estimation, approximation, idea; derived function, derivative, differential coefficient, differential, first derivative; integral
    Derived form: verb figure4
Verb figure has 5 senses
  1. calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast - judge to be probable
    --1 is one way to judge
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
  2. figure, enter - be or play a part of or in; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?"
    --2 is one way to be
    Sample sentences:
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
  3. visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image - imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"
    --3 is one way to imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage
    Derived form: noun figuration1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
  4. calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure - make a mathematical calculation or computation
    --4 is one way to reason
    Derived forms: noun figure9, noun figure7, noun figurer1, noun figuring1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
  5. figure - understand; "He didn't figure her"
    --5 is one way to
    get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
figured bass figurehead figureheads figurer figures figuretively figurine figurines figuring figwort figwort family fihgt fijeting fijghiting fijhiting fiji fiji dollar

Sponsored (shop thru our affiliate link to help maintain this site):

WordNet-Online
Home | Free dictionary software | Copyright notice | Contact us | WordNet dictionary | Automotive thesaurus