Meaning & use

Squared

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Having a square or rectangular shape with precise right angles; settled or made even.

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The carpenter checked that the frame's corners were perfectly squared.

After apologizing, the two friends felt things were finally squared between them.

A note on using this word

In mathematics, 'squared' also means multiplied by itself, as in 'four squared is sixteen.'

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Another way to use it

2. adjective

Multiplied by itself, as a number raised to the second power.

Four squared equals sixteen.

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