figure verb (APPEAR) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

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/ˈfɪg.ər /

/-jʊr/ v

Definition

[I usually + adverb or preposition] to be, appear, take part or be included in something

Their names did not figure in the list of finalists.

They denied that violence and intimidation had figured prominently in achieving the decision.

(Definition of figure verb (APPEAR) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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figuratively adverb
figure noun (NUMBER)
figure noun (SHAPE)
figure noun (PICTURE)
figure verb (EXPECT)
figure verb (APPEAR)
figure verb (NUMBER)
figure of eight noun
figure of fun noun
figure of speech noun
figure skating noun

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