figurar
to appear
verb fee-goo-RAHR Less Common
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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