a number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company

the trade figures

by 1998, this figure had risen to 14 million

a person's bodily shape, especially that of a woman and when considered to be attractive

she had always been so proud of her figure

a person of a particular kind, especially one who is important or distinctive in some way

Williams became something of a cult figure

a shape which is defined by one or more lines in two dimensions (such as a circle or a triangle), or one or more surfaces in three dimensions (such as a sphere or a cuboid), either considered mathematically in geometry or used as a decorative design

a red ground with white and blue geometrical figures

a short succession of notes producing a single impression; a brief melodic or rhythmic formula out of which longer passages are developed

the form of a syllogism, classified according to the position of the middle term

have a significant part or role in a situation or process

the issue of nuclear policy figured prominently in the talks

human rights do not figure high on their agenda

think, consider, or expect to be the case

I figured that I didn't have much of a chance

for years, teachers had figured him for a dullard

calculate or work out (an amount or value) arithmetically

my accountant figured my tax wrong

represent in a diagram or picture

varieties of this Cape genus are figured from drawings made there