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Collocations for figure - noun

1. amount/price

ADJECTIVE

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)

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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
inflate

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figure + 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 sth

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PHRASES

according to (the) figures
The industry remains in the doldrums, according to official figures out today.
in round figures

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2. person

ADJECTIVE

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, opposition

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PREPOSITION

figure of
a figure of authority/fun

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3. shape of a person

ADJECTIVE

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
human

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figure + NOUN

painter
drawing, painting

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4. shape of sb's body

ADJECTIVE

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
lithe

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VERB + 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.
lose

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PHRASES

a fine figure of a man, a fine figure of a woman

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5. picture/diagram

VERB + figure

refer to, see
See Figure 8.

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figure + VERB

illustrate sth, show sth

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Collocations for figure - verb

ADVERB

largely, prominently, significantly, strongly (esp. BrE)
hardly (esp. BrE)
Vegetables hardly figure at all in their diet.

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PREPOSITION

among
This man did not figure among the suspects.
in
The issue figured prominently in our discussion.

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