Square with

verb

To agree or match with something.

His version of events doesn't square with what witnesses are saying.
Visual representation of "square with" - To agree or match with something

Often appears as...

  • doesn't square with
  • squares with her

Usage tips

Idiomatic

verb

To check the accuracy or correctness of something.

I need to square the measurements with the blueprint to make sure they match.
Visual representation of "square with" - To check the accuracy or correctness of something

Often appears as...

  • square the measurements
  • square with the data
verb

To make something fit or correspond with something else.

The company had to square its policies with the new regulations.
Visual representation of "square with" - To make something fit or correspond with something else

Often appears as...

  • square the policies
  • square with the regulations

Usage tips

Technical

verb

To agree or match with something.

His version of events doesn't square with what witnesses are saying.
Visual representation of "square with" - To agree or match with something

Often appears as...

  • doesn't square with
  • squares with her

Usage tips

Idiomatic

verb

To check the accuracy or correctness of something.

I need to square the measurements with the blueprint to make sure they match.
Visual representation of "square with" - To check the accuracy or correctness of something

Often appears as...

  • square the measurements
  • square with the data
verb

To make something fit or correspond with something else.

The company had to square its policies with the new regulations.
Visual representation of "square with" - To make something fit or correspond with something else

Often appears as...

  • square the policies
  • square with the regulations

Usage tips

Technical

Definition 1 of 3
Visual representation of "square with"
LampPro Tip 1/3

Inconsistency Highlight

Use 'square with' to show two things don't fit together or agree.

Illustration for Inconsistency Highlight
His alibi doesn't square with the security footage.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Harmony Check

'Square with' suggests striving for agreement between ideas or accounts.

Illustration for Harmony Check
Your theory has to square with the known facts.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Expect Discrepancy

Prepare for unexpected results when things 'do not square with' expectations.

Illustration for Expect Discrepancy
The survey results did not square with our predictions.
LampPro Tip 1/3

Inconsistency Highlight

Use 'square with' to show two things don't fit together or agree.

Illustration for Inconsistency Highlight
His alibi doesn't square with the security footage.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Harmony Check

'Square with' suggests striving for agreement between ideas or accounts.

Illustration for Harmony Check
Your theory has to square with the known facts.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Expect Discrepancy

Prepare for unexpected results when things 'do not square with' expectations.

Illustration for Expect Discrepancy
The survey results did not square with our predictions.
LampPro Tip 1/3

Inconsistency Highlight

Use 'square with' to show two things don't fit together or agree.

Illustration for Inconsistency Highlight
His alibi doesn't square with the security footage.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Harmony Check

'Square with' suggests striving for agreement between ideas or accounts.

Illustration for Harmony Check
Your theory has to square with the known facts.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Expect Discrepancy

Prepare for unexpected results when things 'do not square with' expectations.

Illustration for Expect Discrepancy
The survey results did not square with our predictions.
Visual representation of the word "Square with"

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