Phrasal Verb - Figure out

Real English Examples

BUT DID YOU FIGURE OUT THE HEAD FAKE?

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Samuel Pierpont Langley was given 50,000 dollars by the War Department to figure out this flying machine.

Start with why - How great leaders inspire action ~ Simon Sinek

They believed that if they could figure out this flying machine, it'll change the course of the world.

Start with why - How great leaders inspire action ~ Simon Sinek

So I couldn't figure out for the life of me why we were supposed to be so rowdy, or why we had to spell this word incorrectly.

The power of introverts ~ Susan Cain

Everyone has to figure out their own “sweet spot”.

Your % savings rate is the most important number

The internet means you can treat different people differently, and it demands that you figure out how to let your permission base choose what they hear and in what format.

Permission Marketing ~ Seth Godin

To try to figure out the universal laws of reality and principles for dealing with it, I’ve found it helpful to try to look at things from nature’s perspective.

Look to nature to learn how reality works ~ Ray Dalio

Though really driven and good at making deals, he was also the first to figure out how to use fracking to get natural gas out of shale.

How People Get Rich Now ~ Paul Graham

They didn't suddenly have to figure out what to do about cryptocurrency.

Being a Noob ~ Paul Graham

When I was young, I thought old people had everything figured out.

Being a Noob ~ Paul Graham

That was one of the most valuable things I learned from painting: you have to figure out for yourself what's good.

Copy What You Like ~ Paul Graham

Another way to figure out what you like is to look at what you enjoy as guilty pleasures.

Copy What You Like ~ Paul Graham

You need to figure out what works for you.

Change Your Life – One Tiny Step at a Time by Kurzgesagt

The people who come up with stuff that's remarkable more often than not figure out how to put design to work for them.