FIGURE


Meaning of FIGURE in English

I

n.

impression

appearance

1) to cut a (fine) ~ ('to make a strong impression')

2) a conspicuous, dashing, fine, handsome, imposing, striking, trim ~ (to cut a dashing ~)

3) a ridiculous, sorry ~

person

personage

4) a familiar; national; political; prominent, well-known; public; religious; underworld ~

5) a father; mother; parental ~

number

6) to bandy ~s

7) approximate, ball-park ( AE ; colloq. ), round; available; exact; official; reliable ~s

8) in ~s (in round ~s)

II

v.

1) ( d ; intr. ) ('to play a role') to ~ in (she ~d prominently in history)

2) ( colloq. ) ( esp. AE ) ('to estimate') ( L ) we ~d that he would arrive at around two o'clock

3) ( colloq. ) ( esp. AE ) ( M ) ('to estimate') I ~d him to be worth a few hundred thousand

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.