square

square is on the Basic English 850 List.

spring - square - stage

square is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

spend - square - staff

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: skwâr, IPA ^(key): /skwɛə(r)/ or /skwɛː(r)/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /skwɛɚ/, enPR: skwâr

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Noun

Singular square

Plural squares

1. (countable) A square (‎￭) is a form with 4 equal sides and 4 equal angles.

Related words

• circle
• triangle

Adjective

Positive square

Comparative squarer

Superlative squarest

1. If something is square, it is shaped like a sqaure.

Verb

Plain form square

Third-person singular squares

Past tense squared

Past participle squared

Present participle squaring

1. (mathematics) (transitive) If you square a number, you multiply it by itself. It is represented in math as ${\displaystyle x^{2}}$ where ${\displaystyle x}$ is the number being squared.

   3 squared is 9, because 3 times 3 is 9.