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Verb: figure out  fi-g(y)ur awt
  1. Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
    "did you figure out the problem?";
    - solve, work out, puzzle out, lick [N. Amer, informal], work, suss [Brit, informal], suss out [Brit, informal], unriddle

Derived forms: figures out, figured out, figuring out

Type of: understand

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