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6 English Phrasal Verbs With 'SQUARE'

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We have definitions for 6 phrasal verbs with 'SQUARE'

6 phrasal verbs with 'SQUARE'

Square away

  1. Finish or sort something out
    (Separable [optional] | American English)
    » Example: There are few things I have to SQUARE AWAY before I can leave.

Square off

  1. Confront someone or prepare to fight them
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The two drunks SQUARED OFF and the barman had to intervene before a fight broke out.

Square off against

  1. Confront someone or prepare to fight them
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: They SQUARED OFF AGAINST the police when they arrived.

Square up

  1. Pay back a debt
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: Can I SQUARE UP with you for last night?
  2. Confront someone or prepare to fight them
    (Intransitive | British English)
    » Example: The companies are SQUARING UP for a fight.

Square up to

  1. Accept responsibility or guilt
    (Inseparable | British English)
    » Example: They need to SQUARE UP TO what they did wrong if we are to make any progress.

Square with

  1. Match, conform to
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: What he said doesn't SQUARE WITH what the others said.
  2. Check with someone that something is OK
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: I'll have to CHECK that WITH my boss before I can confirm it.

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Quiz for Verb: 'To SQUARE'

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