What does "figure out" mean?

To understand or solve through thinking To work out the answer or solution to something.

How do you use "figure out" in a sentence?

I finally figured out how it works. Can you figure out the answer? We need to figure this out.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

Meaning: To understand or solve through thinking

通过思考理解或解决

Entender o resolver pensando

考えて理解する、解決する

생각해서 이해하다, 알아내다

To work out the answer or solution to something.

想出答案或解决方案。

Encontrar la respuesta o solución a algo.

何かの答えや解決策を考え出すこと。

생각을 통해 답이나 해결책을 찾아내다.

Base verb: figure

Particle: out

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

I finally figured out how it works.
我终于弄明白它是怎么运作的了
Por fin entendí cómo funciona
やっと仕組みがわかった
드디어 작동 원리를 알아냈다
Can you figure out the answer?
你能想出答案吗？
¿Puedes averiguar la respuesta?
答えがわかる？
답을 알아낼 수 있어?
We need to figure this out.
我们需要弄清楚这件事
Tenemos que resolver esto
これを解決しないと
이걸 해결해야 해

Context: problem-solving, understanding, discovery

Tone: determined

From calculating or working out figures.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal