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1.Figured out + verb in the present tense

It means that something has been figured out that is still happening.

📌Example: I figured out what the noise in the basement is. They figured out what the problem is.

📎In these examples, the speaker has found out what the noise or problem is and it still exists.

2.Figured out + verb in the past tense

It means that whatever has been figured out is no longer happening.

📌Example: I figured out what that noise in the basement was. They figured out what the problem was.

📎In this sentence, the problem is already resolved.

3. A synonym of ‘figure out’

📌discovered

to find information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time

📍Example: Scientists have discovered how to predict an earthquake.