Figure and Wait

Figure

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

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

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

Wait verb - To remain in place in readiness or expectation of something.

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Figure and wait are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Figure" instead a verb "Wait".

Nearby Words: waited, waiting, waiter

old	old figure	old wait
good	good figure	good wait
single	single figure	single wait
big	big figure	big wait
Other adjectives: blue, little, black.

character	figure character	wait character
time	figure time	wait time
way	figure way	wait way
bit	figure bit	wait bit
Other words: little, day, minutes, times.

The Imperium of Man would have a few less problems if they decided to wait and figure out whether or not a Xenos species needs to be exterminated before doing so (most of them do need that, though).

Source: Conflict Ball
If you don't believe anything, then you don't know where you belong, so you have to wait until you figure it out... and if you don't figure it out, then you'll be waiting a very long time...

Source: Self-Inflicted Hell
The audience knows Oedipus killed his own father, but we wait for him to figure it out.

Source: Reverse Whodunnit

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