figure out

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar a ação de resolver um problema, entender algo ou encontrar uma resposta por meio de raciocínio. Também pode significar descobrir ou calcular algo.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of solving a problem, understanding something, or finding an answer through reasoning.

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Solve or understandinformal

   To find a solution to a problem or to understand something after thinking about it.

   Entender ou resolver

   • I need to figure out how to fix this broken chair.
   • She finally figured out the answer to the riddle.
   • Can you figure out what this message means?

   Sinônimosascertaincomprehenddecipherdeducedeterminefathomresolvesolveunderstandwork out

2. Calculate or determineinformal

   To calculate an amount or determine a value.

   Calcular

   • He figured out the total cost of the trip.
   • We need to figure out how much paint to buy.
   • She figured out the distance between the two cities.

   Sinônimosascertaincalculatecomputedeterminereckonwork out

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