figure out
- analyze v.
- appraise v.
- augur v.
- clear up v.
- compute v.
- crack v.
- decode v.
- determine v.
- discern v.
- distinguish v.
- evaluate v.
- fathom v.
- forecast v.
- foretell v.
- get v.
- hypothesize v.
- individualize v.
- infer v.
- number v.
- outsmart v.
- outthink v.
- outwit v.
- penetrate v.
- place v.
- plan v.
- predict v.
- ratiocinate v.
- reason v.
- reckon v.
- solve v.
- speculate v.
- think v.
- understand v.
- unfold v.
- work out v.
Example Sentences
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In August, the president directed the Navy to figure out how to return to using steam catapults on aircraft carriers to hurl jet fighters into the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
How do Facebook, Instagram and all of Zuck’s other spawn remain integral parts of our lives until we die if users eventually get weary enough to figure out their existence is better off without them?
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
“Marketing is easier when it’s true, and I just need to figure out how to demonstrate these results,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Asking yourself that question helps you figure out what kind of conflict you’re in, and whether it’s worth it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
“You’re going to have to figure out some other way to fix the ripple, to save time. I’m sure you can think of something. I don’t know about the other kids, but I’m staying here!”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
