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figurar

to appear

verb fee-goo-RAHR Less Common
Communication Expressions

Origin: from Latin figurare (to form, shape)

Also means

to figure

Usage Note

Figurar most commonly means to appear or feature in a list, document, or ranking: su nombre figura en el registro. In colloquial speech figurarse (reflexive) means to imagine or suppose: me figuro que sí (I suppose so). It differs from aparecer, which stresses the act of coming into view rather than being listed.

Examples

"Su nombre figura en la lista oficial."

Natural Translation

His name appears on the official list.

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