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squarely
" I was shot down by a fifth ball, which struck me squarely in the face, and passed out."
John Brown Gordon

Meaning of "squarely" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SQUARELY

ˈskwɛəlɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SQUARELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Squarely is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SQUARELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of squarely in the English dictionary

The first definition of squarely in the dictionary is in a direct way; straight. Other definition of squarely is in an honest, frank, and just manner. Squarely is also at right angles.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SQUARELY

actually · barely · clearly · especially · eventually · fairly · finally · formerly · foursquarely · generally · hourly · Italy · nearly · normally · originally · particularly · rarely · sparely · unfairly · unwarely

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SQUARELY

square tin · square up · square wave · square-bashing · square-built · square-cut · square-dance · square-dancer · square-dancing · square-faced · square-jawed · square-rigged · square-rigger · square-shouldered · square-toed · squared circle · squarehead · squareness · squarer · squarewise

WORDS THAT END LIKE SQUARELY

bizarrely · demurely · direly · entirely · insecurely · leisurely · maturely · merely · obscurely · prematurely · purely · rely · securely · severely · sincerely · sorely · squirrely · surely · unawarely · Vasarely

Synonyms and antonyms of squarely in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SQUARELY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «squarely» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «squarely» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SQUARELY

Find out the translation of squarely to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

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

Translator English - Chinese

垂直正对地
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

directamente
570 millions of speakers
en

English

squarely
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

squarely
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مباشر
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

прямо
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

diretamente
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

squarely
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

directement
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Betul-betul
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

direkt
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

真正面に
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

정면으로
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Squarely
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thẳng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

வெளிப்படைத் தன்மையுடன்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

चौरसपणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

squarely
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

in faccia
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

kwadratowo
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

прямо
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

cinstit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξεκάθαρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vierkantig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fyrkantigt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

holdent
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of squarely

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SQUARELY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of squarely
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «squarely».

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «SQUARELY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word squarely.
1
Mary Hunter Austin
What women have to stand on squarely is not their ability to see the world in the way men see it, but the importance and validity of their seeing it in some other way.
2
Alexis Denisof
I think with the smaller-scale projects, the burden for success falls more squarely on the shoulders of the actors and the director and the script.
3
John Brown Gordon
I was shot down by a fifth ball, which struck me squarely in the face, and passed out.
4
Kay Granger
The blame for the 9/11 attacks lays squarely and exclusively with the Al-Qaeda network.
5
Martin Heidegger
If I take death into my life, acknowledge it, and face it squarely, I will free myself from the anxiety of death and the pettiness of life - and only then will I be free to become myself.
6
Michael Korda
Your chances of success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you desire from what you do. If you are in a job you hate, face the fact squarely and get out.
7
Jonathan Larson
In these dangerous times, where it seems the world is ripping apart at the seams, we can all learn how to survive from those who stare death squarely in the face every day, and we should reach out to each other and bond as a community, rather than hide from the terrors of life at the end of the millennium.
8
Larry MacPhail
Day baseball is now dead for all practical purposes. Sooner or later, the game will be played in its entirety at night, and as I've said before, then baseball will be squarely in the amusement, the entertainment business along with wrestling, midget auto racing and the trotting tracks.
9
Orison Swett Marden
Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them... they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight.
10
Paul Robeson
Like any other people, like fathers, mothers, sons and daughters in every land, when the issue of peace or war has been put squarely to the American people, they have registered for peace.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SQUARELY»

Discover the use of squarely in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to squarely and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fight, Grin and Squarely Play the Game: The 1945 Loyola New ...
NTERC. Ill-ll kl M» 11' This barmer commemorating Loyola's national basketball championship in 1945 hangs at the school's University Sports Complex on Freret Street. Photo Matthew Hinton. Foreman, for his part, said, “I used to read the ...
Ramon Antonio Vargas, 2013
2
Interpersonal Skills at Work
S: Face the speaker Squarely. This is a basic posture of involvement that tells speakers we are with them. Sitting 'squarely' need not be taken too literally. In some situations anxious speakers may be overpowered by too much attention, so a ...
John Hayes, 2002
3
Counselling: A Problem-solving Approach
S facing the person Squarely O adopting an Open posture L Leaning forward E maintaining Eye contact R being Relaxed Facing the person Squarely Traditional psychoanalysis had the analyst sitting behind the patient. The posture was ...
Anthony Yeo, 1993
4
Topological Vector Spaces, Algebras and Related Areas
A, with this family of squarely submultiplicative seminorms, turns out to be a BO- algebra with a topology at least as fine as the original one. The two topologies are indeed equivalent by the open mapping theorem. a Corollary [2, Theorem 2.5 ] .
A Lau, I Tweddle, 1995
5
Squarely Pegged: Flomot and Beyond
Memories of her childhood and school days at Flomot, Texas are the central theme in this book of compiled columns originally written by Peggy McCracken for the Pecos (Texas) Enterprise newspaper.
Peggy Gunn McCracken, 2007
6
Looking Squarely at the Water Power Problem. .
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Henry Joshua Pierce, 2012
7
Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the ...
In Darwin's Doubt Stephen C. Meyer tells the story of the mystery surrounding this explosion of animal life—a mystery that has intensified, not only because the expected ancestors of these animals have not been found, but also because ...
Stephen C. Meyer, 2013
8
Act and Crime: The Philosophy of Action and Its Implications ...
through, we do hit the ball squarely. It is idiomatic English to describe this fact as: 'He caused the ball to be hit squarely by following through on his swing'; or 'What he did to make the club hit the ball squarely was to follow through with his ...
Michael S. Moore, 2010
9
Advanced Skills in Executive Protection
When engaging a target 90-degree to the right, the EPO turns toward the target, by raising the left foot, while pivoting on the ball of the right foot. The EPO plants the left foot, once he/ she is facing the target squarely. The stance is natural, and  ...
A. Hunsicker, 2010
10
Effective Communication Skills for Health Professionals
sit Squarely in relation to the client. • maintain an Open position. • Lean slightly towards the client. • maintain reasonable Eye contact with the client. • Relax! First, the health-care professional is encouraged to sit squarely in relation to the client.
Philip Burnard, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SQUARELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term squarely is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pelosi gets squarely behind Obama on deal with Iran
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) threw her full support Thursday behind the Obama administration's deal with Iran to curb development of an ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Google focus sits squarely on Android as search tide switches
This afternoon Google announced their financial Q2 2015 results, including big-time growth in mobile business. According to Google's CFO Ruth Porat, the ... «SlashGear, Jul 15»
3
Chevy aims squarely at Ford F-150 with anti-aluminum ad campaign
Each one is used in a series of advertisements in which Chevrolet illustrates what it says are the advantages of a pickup truck made of steel, rather than ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
4
'Amy' documentary looks squarely in the face of Amy Winehouse's …
In June 2011, Amy Winehouse performed in Serbia for what would be her final concert. By then Winehouse's struggles with drugs and alcohol had made her a ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
5
Goran Dragic's 5-year, $90M deal turns Heat focus squarely to …
Goran Dragic's 5-year, $90M deal turns Heat focus squarely to Dwyane Wade. Dan Devine. By Dan Devine July 1, 2015 12:22 PM Ball Don't Lie · · · ·. «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
6
Focus at Virginia Tech squarely on offense
Where would Virginia Tech have been the last few seasons if it had a competent offense? How far can the Hokies go if they have one this season? The ACC ... «ESPN, Jun 15»
7
Government of Malta squarely in favour of removal of roaming tariffs
The government of Malta is squarely on the side of EU citizens when it comes to the issue of mobile phone roaming tariffs, said Parliamentary Secretary Jose ... «Malta Independent Online, Jun 15»
8
The Observatory: One World Trade Center looking squarely to the …
The Observatory: One World Trade Center looking squarely to the future. Trip to the top is no 9/11 history lesson – it's all about the views of Manhattan and ... «The Guardian, May 15»
9
Future of NSA's 'metadata' collecting lies squarely at Congress' feet
This Thursday, June 6, 2013, file photo, shows a sign outside the National Security Administration (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. Patrick Semansky ... «Deseret News, May 15»
10
Canadiens' Prust squarely in the middle of bad blood and controversy
And for the third playoffs in a row he is squarely in the middle of bad blood and controversy. Two years ago he waded in with a memorable one-liner – “bug-eyed ... «The Globe and Mail, May 15»
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