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squares

Pronunciation: [skwɛrz]

Word

Learn how to use squares in a sentence: 9 audio examples across 3 meanings.

Context: “shapes”

(noun) a square is a shape that has four equal sides and four right angles. It looks like a box. You see squares when you look at tiles, windows, or even in your notebooks.

Example

The playground has a big square made of blocks for kids to play on.

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Not all shapes are squares; some have different numbers of sides.

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Can you name something that is shaped like a square?

Context: “games”

(noun) a square can also refer to a small game area in games like hopscotch. Kids use chalk to draw squares on the ground for jumping.

Example

We drew several squares on the sidewalk to play hopscotch.

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We didn’t have enough space to draw the squares for the game.

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How many squares should we draw for our hopscotch game?

Context: “mathematics”

(verb) to square a number means to multiply it by itself. For example, 3 squared is 3 times 3, which equals 9. This is an important operation in math.

Example

In math class, we learned how to square the number 4, which equals 16.

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She didn't understand why squaring 5 didn't equal 10.

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What do you get when you square the number 2?

How to pronounce squares

Pronunciation: [skwɛrz]

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