figures

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of figure. Use this when you mean more than one figure.

   The accountant checked the figures twice before sending the report.

   Children learn to write their figures in the first years of school.

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2. 2
   verb

   The form of figure used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

   She figures the total cost before making any purchase.

   He figures it will rain later today.

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3. 3
   phrasecolloquial

   Said when something happens just the way you expected, usually something annoying.

   Of course the bus left early the one time I was on time. Well, it figures.

   It figures that the store would close right as I walked up to the door.

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