Figure and Inspect

Figure

Figure verb - To come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration.

Inspect and figure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inspect" instead a verb "Figure".

Nearby Words: figured, figuring, figurine, figuration, fig

Inspect

Inspect verb - To look over closely (as for judging quality or condition).

Figure and inspect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Figure" instead a verb "Inspect".

Both words in one sentence

  • Curious as a Monkey: When Pierre receives the music box, it initially plays "Yankee Doodle Dandy", but he manages to inspect and figure out its inner workings — and thus discovers that it can play another song if set up correctly.
  • Mario and Jo drive up to inspect the aftermath, but they can't figure out what had caused it.
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