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PRONUNCIATION OF SQUARE AWAY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SQUARE AWAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Square away is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES SQUARE AWAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of square away in the English dictionary

The definition of square away in the dictionary is to set the sails of at right angles to the keel. Other definition of square away is to make neat and tidy.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SQUARE AWAY

square
square bracket
square dance
square go
square knot
square leg
square matrix
square meal
square measure
Square Mile
square number
square of opposition
square off
square peg
square piano
square root
square sail
square shooter
square shooting
square the circle

WORDS THAT END LIKE SQUARE AWAY

away
blow away
come away
far and away
from away
get away
give away
give the game away
go away
have it away
keep away
once and away
out and away
put away
right away
run away
straight away
take away
tuck away
turn away
walk away

Synonyms and antonyms of square away in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «square away» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SQUARE AWAY

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The translations of square away from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «square away» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

方远
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuadrado de distancia
570 millions of speakers

English

square away
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दूर वर्ग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تربيع بعيدا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

квадрат от
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quadrado de distância
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বর্গ দূরে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

carré loin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Persegi jauhnya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

quadrieren weg
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

離れて正方形
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

멀리 광장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alun alun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vuông đi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சதுர தொலைவில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्क्वेअर दूर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Uzakta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piazza di distanza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Odległość do kwadratu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

квадрат від
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pătrat departe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τετράγωνο μακριά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vierkante weg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

square bort
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rute unna
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of square away

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SQUARE AWAY»

The term «square away» is normally little used and occupies the 118.846 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SQUARE AWAY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about square away

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SQUARE AWAY»

Discover the use of square away in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to square away and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Pirate Primer: Mastering the Language of Swashbucklers ...
(Peter Blood, The Fortunes of Captain Blood 130) square away [squarr/squayarr/ squayerr/squerr awayee/'way/'wayee] let's go Among seamen, to “square away” means literally to square the yards of a vessel directly before the wind so as to ...
George Choundas, 2010
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The Two-word Verb: A Dictionary of the Verb-preposition ...
Square To face directly; prepare for action; settle accounts. square away 1. I (1) The captain called "Square away!" [Set the sails to run before the wind.] 2. I (1) The wrestlers squared away for the first fall. [Took positions face to face.] 3. I (1) It's ...
George A. Meyer, 1975
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
For example, Once we've got thefiles squared away, we can decide on next year's repertory, or She had to square away the house before leaving town. This expression uses square in the sense of “arrange in accordance with some principle,” ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
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Teaching Number: Advancing Children's Skills and Strategies
Now I'm going to take one 100-square away. Remove one 100-square. How many dots are there now? Remove another 100-square. How many dots are there now? (900, 800, ... 0). Place out one 100-square and screen it. How many dots are ...
Robert J Wright, Garry Stanger, Ann K Stafford, 2006
5
Legal and Political Philosophy
If we square away things when we give the enhancer what she deserves, why should it be mysterious to claim that we help square away things when we give the detractor what he deserves? Why is it the case that only benefits can serve to  ...
Enrique Villanueva, 2002
6
The Making of a Sailor, Or, Sea Life Aboard a Yankee ...
The captain heard their complaint and said, 'In future, you men will have the same kind of food that the officers and I have,' and in less than a half- hour he gave orders to square away for Barbados. Running to the westward for two weeks, ...
Frederick Pease Harlow, 1928
7
An introduction to experimental psychology in relation to ...
One error should be counted every time the pencil moves one square away from the line. If it moves two squares away, this counts two errors. Or if it moves only one square away but continues so for two squares, this counts as two errors.
C. W. Valentine, 1921
8
With Song in Mind
... in the rain with thislittle time square away thelight and I ask that of my heart overcome my sight what false intuition that bornallusinto blight with this little time square away the light wherever find willpower determined my steps to step it's wide.
Patrick Longe, 2012
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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
The bear appears for the rhyming value, nothing else US, 1957 square away verb to put in order, to tidy away; hence, to learn UK, 1909 square-bashing noun military parade drill. From the 'parade square' UK, 1943 square bitch noun any ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
10
Dictionary of Naval Terms
See also: square away; where away aweigh • Said of an anchor when clear of the bottom. See also: anchor's aweigh axis • 1. Reference line for stationing ships relative to one another; originating at the formation center, it extends out on a ...
Deborah W. Cutler, Thomas J. Cutler, 2005

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SQUARE AWAY»

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Comelec: We'll square away P3.2B in advances
MANILA, Philippines–The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has assured the Commission on Audit (COA) that it is prepared to liquidate the P3.2 billion in ... «Inquirer.net, Apr 15»
2
A pub-grill in Harvard Square away from tourists
Mt. Auburn Street runs through Harvard Square, where a lot of commerce, tourists, and residents pass through. Stay on Mt. Auburn heading east, and the ... «Boston Globe, Jul 14»

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