square with meaning
1. square with if something such as an action, statement, or idea squares with something else, it seems right or similar when compared with it:
▪ Denise's behaviour squares with her beliefs about animal rights.
▪ His story didn't square with the witnesses' testimonies.
square sth with sth if you square two actions, statements, ideas etc with each other, you show that they are right or similar when compared with each other:
▪ How can you square such violent actions with your religious beliefs?
2. square sth with sb to get someone to allow or agree to something:
▪ I'll take the day off if I can square it with my boss.
■ SIMILAR TO: clear
▪ Denise's behaviour squares with her beliefs about animal rights.
▪ His story didn't square with the witnesses' testimonies.
square sth with sth if you square two actions, statements, ideas etc with each other, you show that they are right or similar when compared with each other:
▪ How can you square such violent actions with your religious beliefs?
2. square sth with sb to get someone to allow or agree to something:
▪ I'll take the day off if I can square it with my boss.
■ SIMILAR TO: clear
Examples
More: Next- your theory does not square with the known facts ..
- it's something you'll have to square with your own conscience.
- if you are square with him he will give you a square deal.
- his closer acquaintance with miss middleton squared with his first impressions.
- we must now see how these qualitative predictions square with the observed experimental facts.
