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figurer

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English

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Etymology

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From figure +‎ -er.

Noun

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figurer (plural figurers)

  1. One who figures or calculates.
    • 1962, The Book of Knowledge: The Children's Encyclopedia, page 1655:
      With its aid they are quick and nimble figurers. The next digital computer was the adding or calculating machine first completed in 1642 by the French mathematician Blaise Pascal.

Danish

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Noun

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figurer

  1. indefinite plural of figur

Verb

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figurer

  1. imperative of figurere

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin figūrāre (infinitive figūrāre).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fi.ɡy.ʁe/
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Verb

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figurer

  1. to appear (in a list, etc.), to be included; to represent
  2. (reflexive) to imagine, picture
    • 1862, Victor Hugo, chapter 6, in Les Misérables, Tome I : Fantine, book 1:
      Rien de plus simple à se figurer que la chambre à coucher de l’évêque.
      Nothing could be simpler than picturing the bishop's bed-chamber.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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Latin

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Verb

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figūrer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of figūrō

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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figurer m

  1. indefinite plural of figur

Swedish

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Noun

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figurer

  1. indefinite plural of figur