Figured

Figured is the past tense and past participle of the verb figure, and it also appears as an adjective in specialized contexts. As a verb, figure means to determine or calculate by reasoning or to understand or solve; it can also mean to suppose or guess, as in I figured you'd be here, or to appear to be, as in that plan figures to be risky. The phrase it figures can be used to express an expectation based on reasoning. The past tense figured is used in narrative to describe what was determined or deduced.

As an adjective, figured describes objects with a pattern or design consisting of shapes or figures. Common examples include figured silk or figured leather, where a repeating geometric motif is woven or tooled into the material. In textiles and fashion, figured fabrics display a recognizable pattern. In music, figured bass uses numbers (figures) to indicate chords beneath a bass line; the term figured here is used as an adjective to denote the presence of figures.

Etymology: The verb figure comes from Old French figure and Latin figura, with senses including shape, form, and computation. The sense to reckon emerged from the idea of determining a value, and the past tense figured has formed regularly in English.