- figure
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 amount/priceADJECTIVE▪ high▪ low▪ double▪
Four players reached double figures in the scoring column.
▪ accurate, exact▪ approximate (esp. BrE), ballpark, rough, round▪ dollar (AmE)▪You can't put a dollar figure on the lives ruined by the hurricane.
▪ real, reliable, true▪ official▪ latest▪ inflated▪ target▪ attendance, census, sales, trade, unemployment▪ audience, viewing (both esp. BrE)VERB + FIGURE▪ reach▪The rate of inflation has now reached double figures.
▪ exceed▪ add, add together, add up, calculate▪ compile▪ disclose, release▪The government has just released new unemployment figures.
▪ cite, give, quote▪ inflateFIGURE + VERB▪ add up▪These figures don't add up.
▪ be bandied about▪Lots of different figures were being bandied about.
▪ indicate sth, suggest sth▪ reflect sthPHRASES▪ according to (the) figures▪The industry remains in the doldrums, according to official figures out today.
▪ in round figures2 personADJECTIVE▪ great▪ central, key, pivotal▪ important, influential, leading, major, powerful, prominent▪a key figure on the committee
▪ famous, well-known▪ larger-than-life▪ popular, respected▪ controversial▪ public▪ national▪ senior▪ familiar▪He was a familiar figure in the town.
▪ unlikely▪They were visited by the unlikely figure of Bill Clinton.
▪ authority, dominant▪ father, mother, parental▪ tragic▪ comic, ridiculous▪ cult, heroic, iconic, legendary, mythical, mythological▪ historical▪ literary, political, religious▪ government, oppositionPREPOSITION▪ figure of▪a figure of authority/fun
3 shape of a personADJECTIVE▪ cloaked, hooded, masked, robed▪ life-size▪ dark, shadowy▪ ghostly▪ seated, standing, etc.▪The seated figure in the corner beckoned me over.
▪ approaching, retreating▪ sleeping▪ central▪the central figure in the photo
▪ lone, single, solitary▪ humanFIGURE + NOUN▪ painter▪ drawing, painting4 shape of sb's bodyADJECTIVE▪ beautiful, fine, good, handsome, lovely, stunning▪She still had a lovely figure.
▪ curvy, hourglass▪ sexy▪ lean, slender, slim▪ bulky, full, large, stocky▪ lanky, tall, towering▪ dashing, imposing, striking▪ slight, small, tiny, trim▪ litheVERB + FIGURE▪ cut, have▪He cut a dashing figure in his uniform.
▪ keep▪She's kept her figure after all these years.
▪ watch▪You need to watch your figure.
▪ losePHRASES▪ a fine figure of a man, a fine figure of a woman5 picture/diagramVERB + FIGURE▪ refer to, see▪See Figure 8.
FIGURE + VERB▪ illustrate sth, show sth{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbADVERB▪ largely, prominently, significantly, strongly (esp. BrE)▪ hardly (esp. BrE)▪Vegetables hardly figure at all in their diet.
PREPOSITION▪ among▪This man did not figure among the suspects.
▪ in▪The issue figured prominently in our discussion.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
