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Kumenglish Posted 4 years ago
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Figuring out

The businessman is figuring out what caused his business to be lost.

The businessman is finding out what caused his business to be lost.

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Figure out means to use reason to reach a logical answer Find out means to learn or discover how something has happened. I was trying to find out a way to reach that town. I was figuring out what might have led him to take such a decision.

  • Figure out means to use reason to reach a logical answer Find out means to learn or discover how something has happened.
  • I was trying to find out a way to reach that town.
  • I was figuring out what might have led him to take such a decision.
  • Now coming to your sentence, you can consider this: The businessman was finding out/figuring out what (could have) caused loss in his business.
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Figure out means to use reason to reach a logical answer

Find out means to learn or discover how something has happened.

I was trying to find out a way to reach that town.

I was figuring out what might have led him to take such a decision.

Now coming to your sentence, you can consider this:

The businessman was finding out/figuring o

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kumenglish to be lost.

What do you mean by that?

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kumenglishThe businessman is figuring out what has caused his business to make a loss. be lost.

"is figuring out" suggests he's doing that right at the time of speaking. "is trying to figure out" is more likely.

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kumenglish

The businessman is figuring out what caused his business to be lost.

The businessman is finding out what caused his business to be lost.

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A few suggestions in addition to those already suggested above.

The entrepreneur is trying to determine why his business failed.
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