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squared

UK/skwɛəd//skwɛɹd/

squared is the simple past and past participle of square.

Adjective

squared (not comparable)

  1. Covered with a grid of squares.
    • The children were taught to plot graphs on squared paper.
  2. Raised to the second power.
  3. (in-compounds) Located on the specified kind of square on the board.
    • a light-squared bishop

Meaning of square

Verb

square (third-person singular simple present squares, present participle squaring, simple past and past participle squared)

  1. (transitive) To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular
    • The casting was mounted on a milling machine so that its sides could be squared.
  2. (transitive) To place at a right angle to the mast or keel.
    • to square the yards
  3. (transitive) To rotate the oars so that they are perpendicular to the water.
  4. (ambitransitive) To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
    • John can square this question up for us.
  5. (transitive) To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
    • I cannot square the results of the experiment with my hypothesis.
  6. (transitive) Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.

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Questions about squared

What does squared mean?
Squared means covered with a grid of squares.
What is squared the simple past and past participle of?
Squared is the simple past and past participle of square.
What part of speech is squared?
Squared is an adjective.
How do you pronounce squared?
Squared is pronounced /skwɛəd/ (UK).

Words near squared in the dictionary

  1. square-shooter
  2. square-shooters
  3. square-toed
  4. square-up
  5. square-ups
  6. squared
  7. squared around
  8. squared away
  9. squared circle
  10. squared circles
  11. squared off

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Adapted from Wiktionary: squared (page history and authors); square (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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