figure out

Found in thesaurus: understand

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figure out
calculate, work out, solve; understand, grasp, comprehend

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Verb
1. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"
(synonym) solve, work out, puzzle out, lick, work
(hypernym) understand
(hyponym) answer, resolve
(entail) reason


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figure out
pochopit koho/co; přijít na co; vyřešit co

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figure out
try to understand or solve He finally figured out how to use the new video recorder.

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Synonyms and related words:
add, algebraize, answer, bottom, calculate, cast, cipher, clear up, compute, crack, debug, decipher, decode, disentangle, divide, divine, do, dope, dope out, estimate, explain, extract roots, fathom, figure, figure in, find out, find the answer, find the solution, get, get right, guess, guess right, have it, hit it, interpret, make out, measure, multiply, open the lock, plumb, psych, psych out, puzzle out, ravel, ravel out, reckon, resolve, riddle, score, solve, sort out, subtract, take account of, tally, undo, unfold, unlock, unravel, unriddle, unscramble, untangle, untwist, unweave, work, work out,
  

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