To "figure" is a colloquial way of saying "to work out" or "to calculate" or simply "to think about" or "to see". " To figure is (I think) used more in the USA than in the UK.
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Eimai_AnglosTo "figure" is a colloquial way of saying "to work out" or "to calculate" or simply "to think about" or "to see". As in "This is the way I see it..." To figure is (I think) used more in the USA than in the UK.I figure you're right about that.