noun

• (obsolete) Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendour; show.
  "that he may live in figure and indulgence"
• (logic) The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.
• (astrology) A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.
  "its quality, like those of all the rest, is determined by its position in the house of the astrological figure"
• (music) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression.
  "Here, Beethoven limits the syncopations and modifications of rhythm which are so prominent in the first and third movements, and employs a rapid, busy, and most melodious figure in the Violins, which is irresistible in its gay and brilliant effect[…]"

verb

• (chiefly US) To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem.
• (chiefly US) To come to understand.
  "I can’t figure if he’s telling the truth or lying."
• (chiefly US, intransitive) To be reasonable or predictable.
  "It figures that somebody like him would be upset about the situation."
• (intransitive) To enter into; to be a part of.
  "It is the transcontinental trains which figure most prominently in railway advertising. Both railways run two trains in each direction."