come in vs figure

come in

verb
  • To enter. 

  • To begin transmitting. 

  • To finish a race or similar competition in a particular position, such as first place, second place, or the like. 

  • To finish a race or similar competition in first place. 

  • To become fashionable. 

  • To have a strong enough signal to be able to be received well. 

  • To join or enter; to begin playing with a group. 

  • To rise. 

  • To become relevant, applicable, or useful. 

  • To arrive. 

  • To fully develop. 

  • To become available. 

  • To give in; to yield. 

  • To surrender; to turn oneself in. 

  • To function in the indicated manner. 

figure

verb
  • To enter into; to be a part of. 

  • To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize. 

  • To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords. 

  • To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem. 

  • To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon. 

  • To embellish with design; to adorn with figures. 

  • To embellish. 

  • To come to understand. 

  • To be reasonable. 

noun
  • A visible pattern as in wood or cloth. 

  • A number, an amount. 

  • A drawing or diagram conveying information. 

  • A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body. 

  • A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment. 

  • The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term. 

  • A figure of speech. 

  • The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person. 

  • A person or thing representing a certain consciousness. 

  • A numeral. 

  • A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses. 

  • Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression. 

  • The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body. 

  • A shape. 

  • Any complex dance moveᵂ. 

How often have the words come in and figure occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )