square
To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something elseTo adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular
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Meaning
18 senses(transitive)To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular
The casting was mounted on a milling machine so that its sides could be squared.
To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
(transitive)To place at a right angle to the mast or keel.
to square the yards
(transitive)To rotate the oars so that they are perpendicular to the water.
(ambitransitive)To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
John can square this question up for us.
These results just don't square with what we expected.
(transitive)To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
I cannot square the results of the experiment with my hypothesis.
to square our actions by the opinions of others
согласо́выватьsoglasóvyvatʹ
узго́джуватиuzhódžuvaty, узго́дитиuzhódyty
(transitive)Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
quadrieren
raise to the second power
(transitive)To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.
square the circle
(transitive)To tile (completely fill) with squares.
(slang)To settle; to put right.
pay someone and settle a debt
To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch
To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.
согласо́выватьсяsoglasóvyvatʹsja
To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.
Examples
456 sentencesThe square of 5 is 25.
П'ять у квадраті — двадцять п'ять. — deniko
ru5 в квадрате — 25. — odexed
deDas Quadrat von 5 ist 25. — Waldelfe
A square has four sides.
Квадрат має чотири сторони. — deniko
ruУ квадрата четыре стороны. — sharptoothed
deEin Quadrat hat vier Seiten. — MUIRIEL
I won fair and square.
Я виграв чесно. — oromashka
ruЯ победила честно и справедливо. — Ooneykcall
deIch habe klar und deutlich gewonnen. — Dani6187
The square of seven is forty-nine.
Сім у квадраті — сорок дев'ять. — deniko
ruСемь в квадрате — сорок девять. — Walentinio
Tom said he wanted to learn how to tie a square knot.
Том сказав, що хоче знати, як зав'язати прямий вузол. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English square, sqware, squyre; from Old French esquarre, esquerre, (modern FrFrom Middle English square, sqware, squyre; from Old French esquarre, esquerre, (modern French équerre), from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, from Latin ex- + quadro, from quadrus (compare English quad and quadra). Doublet of squad and squadra.
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Forms
squares, squaring, squared, squaredPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- square upузгодити, узгоджуватиTo get ready for a fight.
- square offвстановлювати, обмежуватиTo get ready for a confrontation (debate, argument, fight).
- square awayприбрати, прибиратиTo square the ship's yards to make her run before the wind, with the wind blowing straight from the stern.
- square aroundTo shift to a position to ready to bunt, i.e. by moving to face the pitcher and hold the bat laterally above the home plate.
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
11 patterns- a square knot
- tie a square
- square knot
- three square meals
- square meals a
- eat three square
- square meals
- back to square
- to square one
- three square
- in the square
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.