(judge to be probable)
(be or play a part of or in; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?")
(imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy")
(make a mathematical calculation or computation)
(understand; "He didn't figure her")
((of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns; "my dress is richly figured"- Amy Lowell)