How to pronounce square in English?

Описание: How do you say square? This short video demonstrates the English phonetic pronunciation of "square" and includes other information that you may find useful around pronouncing the word.

We have included phonetic pronunciation of both American and British accents. The first three pronunciations you hear are with an American accent, followed by three sequential British pronunciations.

Definition of "square":

1. (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon.
2. the product of two equal terms.
3. an open area at the meeting of two or more streets.
4. something approximating the shape of a square.
5. someone who doesn't understand what is going on.
6. a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views.

The WordNet(r) dictionary examples below demonstrate how to pronounce "square" within context of a sentence.

1. You can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides.
2. Gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance.
3. The carpenter who built this room must have lost his square.
4. Square the circle.
5. Square the wood with a file.
6. A square peg in a round hole.

Here are some examples of synonyms that share a common meaning:

1. Nine is the second power of three.
2. A checkerboard has 64 squares.
3. He squared his shoulders.
4. One idea squares with another.

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