Collocations for figure - noun
1. amount/price
ADJ.
high | low | double, single | accurate, exact | approximate, ballpark, rough, round | real, reliable, true | official | latest | inflated | target | sales, trade, unemployment, viewing, etc.
VERB + FIGURE
reach
The rate of inflation has now reached double figures.
The rate of inflation has now reached double figures.
add (together/up) | release
The government has just released new unemployment figures.
The government has just released new unemployment figures.
FIGURE + VERB
add up
These figures don''t add up.
These figures don''t add up.
be bandied about
Lots of different figures were being bandied about.
Lots of different figures were being bandied about.
PHRASES
according to (the) figures
The industry remains in the doldrums, according to official figures out today.
The industry remains in the doldrums, according to official figures out today.
in round figures 2 figures
arithmetic
arithmetic
PHRASES
good/bad at figures
I was never very good at figures.
I was never very good at figures.
have a head for figures
3. person
ADJ.
great | central, important, influential, key, leading, prominent, respected, well-known
a key figure on the committee
a key figure on the committee
public | national | senior | familiar
He was a familiar figure in the local pub.
He was a familiar figure in the local pub.
unlikely
They were visited by the unlikely figure of Bill Clinton.
They were visited by the unlikely figure of Bill Clinton.
authority, dominant | father, mother, parental | tragic | comic, ridiculous | cult, legendary | historical | political, religious | government, opposition
PREP.
~ of
a figure of authority/fun
a figure of authority/fun
4. shape of a person
ADJ.
life-size | dark, shadowy | seated, standing, etc.
The seated figure in the corner beckoned me over.
The seated figure in the corner beckoned me over.
central
the central figure in the photo
the central figure in the photo
solitary | human
FIGURE + NOUN
painter, painting
5. shape of sb''s body
ADJ.
beautiful, fine, good, handsome, hour-glass, lovely
She''s still got a lovely figure.
She''s still got a lovely figure.
slender, slim | ample, bulky, full, large, stocky | tall | dashing, imposing, striking | neat, slight, small, tiny, trim | lithe
VERB + FIGURE
cut, have
He cut a dashing figure in his uniform.
He cut a dashing figure in his uniform.
keep
She''s kept her figure after all these years.
She''s kept her figure after all these years.
watch
You need to watch your figure.
You need to watch your figure.
lose
PHRASES
a fine figure of a man/woman
6. picture/diagram
VERB + FIGURE
see
See Figure 8.
See Figure 8.
FIGURE + VERB
show sth