What does it mean?

[nachoarg]

Hi! This morning I was listening to music on the bus and I found expressions that I don't know the exactly meaning. These are: “she figures out” and “to figure it out”. :confused:

In “She is” by The Fray

Do not get me wrong I cannot wait for you to come home
For now you're not here and I'm not there, it's like we're on our own
To figure it out, consider how to find a place to stand
Instead of walking away and instead of nowhere to land

And “Little house” by The Fray

She doesn't look, she doesn't see
Opens up for nobody
Figures out, she figures out
Narrow line, she can't decide
Everything short of suicide
Never hurts, nearly works

What does it mean? Can anybody give me a similar word/phrase in Spanish?

[poli]

It means to resolve a question, problem or a riddle through thought. Maybe a good translation would be llegar a entender.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

@nachoarg: To figure out es encontrar, descubrir, resolver, descifrar, darse cuenta de algo... :)

[nachoarg]

Thanks! :)