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1. Discover or determine, as in Let's figure out a way to help. [Early 1900s] 2. Solve or decipher, as in Can you figure out this puzzle? [Early 1800s]
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): figure someone or something out
to begin to comprehend someone or something; to come to understand someone or something better. • I just can’t figure you out. • I can’t figure out quiet people readily.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs