figuring
present participle offigure
| 单词 | figuring |
| 释义 | figuring present participle offigure figure verb uk/ˈfɪɡ.ər/us/ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/figureverb(EXPECT)B1[I]mainlyUS toexpectorthinkthat something willhappen: [+ (that)]We figured(that)you'dwanttorestafteryourtrip.
Planning, expecting and arranging
figureverb(APPEAR)[Iusually+ adv/prep] to be,appear, takepart, or beincludedin something: Theirnamesdid not figureinthelistoffinalists. Theydeniedthatviolenceandintimidationhad figuredprominentlyinachievingthedecision. Including and containing
figureverb(NUMBER)[T]US tocalculateanamount: I'm still figuring mytaxes. Calculations & calculating
Idiomsgo figure! it figures Phrasal verbfiguresomething/someoneout Examplesoffiguringfiguring In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Opening up the adaptive toolbox andfiguringout what lies inside is a challenge that must be addressed from many directions. From theCambridge English Corpus In principle, it might appear that the restriction of admissions to the county itself would exclude the possibility of longdistance migrantsfiguringin the data. From theCambridge English Corpus There are two further elements that go intofiguringout if an injunction is merited. From theCambridge English Corpus It seems unlikely that they have always pre-formed just the right cognitive-perceptual categories beforefiguringout all word meanings that languages have. From theCambridge English Corpus After all,figuringout who exactly deserves what exactly may be difficult and controversial. From theCambridge English Corpus The task facing us now isfiguringout how to link domain-general processes to domain-specific landscapes. From theCambridge English Corpus Figuringout word-referent relations for various mental states is not a fundamental component of social understanding. From theCambridge English Corpus This entails both being taught andfiguringthings out for oneself. From theCambridge English Corpus The steamboat,figuringprominently in the title, is merely suggested, the harbor is not evident. From theCambridge English Corpus To be sure,figuringout which wrongs should suffice is likely to be a ver y elaborate task. From theCambridge English Corpus It is their way offiguringout the game of courtship. From theCambridge English Corpus Most of the peoplefiguringin my study indicated that they wanted to be mentioned (and remembered) by their true name. From theCambridge English Corpus The context of your question alone will guide the colleague infiguringout which end you are really asking about. From theCambridge English Corpus The conference's afternoon sessions moved from arts policy to look more closely at content, with writersfiguringmore prominently. From theCambridge English Corpus We accomplish this by engaging the parameters inherent to these documents whilefiguringout ways to overcome the limitations that they impose. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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