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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
v
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" [syn: solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work]
Merriam Webster's
transitive verb Date: 16001. discover, determine< try to figure out a way to do it >2. solve, fathom< figure out a problem >
Collin's Cobuild Dictionary
If you figure out a solution to a problem or the reason for something, you succeed in solving it or understanding it. (INFORMAL) It took them about one month to figure out how to start the equipment... They're trying to figure out the politics of this whole situation... I don't have to be a detective to figure that out. = work out PHRASAL VERB: V P wh/that, V P n (not pron), V n P
Moby Thesaurus
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
