figure
figure
/ˈfɪɡə(r)/
numbers
the latest sales/crime/unemployment figures
Official figures indicate that crime is falling.
Figures for April show a slight improvement on previous months.
By 2017, this figure had risen to 14 million.
Viewing figures for the series have dropped dramatically.
Figures released by the hospital reveal a rise in the number of admissions.
Experts put the real figure at closer to 75%.
according to… figures
According to government figures, 3.6 million children are living in poverty.
Her argument is backed up with plenty of facts and figures.
Write the figure ‘7’ on the board.
paths built in the shape of a figure 8
a six-figure salary (= over 100 000 pounds or dollars)
in… figures
Her salary is now in six figures.
My unread email was in triple figures (= more than 100).
Ticket prices for the show are likely to be into three figures (= at least 100 pounds or dollars).
Are you any good at figures?
I'm afraid I don't have a head for figures (= I am not good at adding, etc.).
I was never very good at figures.
person
a leading figure in the music industry
a senior figure in the organization
a key/prominent/central figure
King's widow, Coretta Scott King, later became a public figure in her own right.
teachers and other authority figures
figure of something
a figure of authority/ridicule
He was a well-known figure in London at that time.
one of the most popular figures in athletics
When she last saw him, he was a sad figure—old and tired.
Collocations
adjective
preposition
figure of
There before him stood a tall figure in black.
A shadowy figure can be seen through the window.
The seated figure in the corner beckoned me over.
Collocations
adjective
figure + noun
shape of body
You have a really good figure.
I'm watching my figure (= trying not to get fat).
Collocations
adjective
verb + figure
phrases
a fine figure of a man/woman
in painting/story
The central figure in the painting is the artist's daughter.
statue
a bronze figure of a horse
picture/diagram
The results are illustrated in figure 3 opposite.
geometry
a five-sided figure
a solid figure
movement on ice
The skater executed a perfect set of figures.
Idioms
figure
/ˈfɪɡə(r)/
be important
My feelings about the matter didn't seem to figure at all.
figure in something
The question of the peace settlement is likely to figure prominently in the talks.
Do I still figure in your plans?
figure on something
It did not figure high on her list of priorities.
figure among somebody/something
This man did not figure among the suspects.
Collocations
adverb
preposition
think/decide
figure (that)…
I figured (that) if I took the night train, I could be in Scotland by morning.
We figured the sensible thing to do was to wait.
figure something
That's what I figured.
figure why, whether, etc…
He tried to figure why she had come.
figure somebody/something for something
Gary had figured Pete for a carpenter or some other construction worker.
calculate
We figured the attendance at 150 000.
The cost of manufacture is figured at $15 000.
represent
Tom Eakins was figured as a regular guy, an ordinary Joe.
Rushdie figures death as regenerative as well as destructive.
Idioms
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