Meaning
to appear, to feature, to look
- to appear, to feature, to be included
- to cut a figure, to look, to show off
- to imagine, to picture (pronominal: figurarsi)
In a sentence
Non figuro bene in questa foto.
I don't look good in this photo.
Ti sei figurato la scena nella testa?
Did you picture the scene in your head?
Nel gruppo figura anche mia sorella.
My sister also appears in the group.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| figurare | infinitive |
| figuriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| figuro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| figurate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| figuri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| figurano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| figura | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| figuravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| figuravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| figuravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| figuravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| figuravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| figurava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| figurammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| figurai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| figuraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| figurasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| figurarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| figurò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| figureremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| figurerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| figurerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| figurerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| figureranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| figurerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| figuriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| figuri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| figuriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| figuri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| figurino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| figuri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| figurassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| figurassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| figuraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| figurassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| figurassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| figurasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| figureremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| figurerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| figurereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| figureresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| figurerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| figurerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| figuriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| figurate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| figura | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| figurando | gerund |
| figurato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Figurare often means "to be included/listed": Il tuo nome figura nell'elenco. Use apparire for physically appearing, especially on screen or in public.
- In colloquial Italian, Figurati! means "of course," "don't mention it," or "no way." It usually does not keep the literal sense.
- With essere, figurare can mean "to make a good/bad impression": figurare bene/male. Don't translate this with sembrare.