square

/skweər/ noun [C]

Translation

SHAPE › a shape with four equal sides and four 90° angles

kare

1393

PLACE › an open area with buildings around it, often in the centre of a town

meydan, alan

Trafalgar Square1690766

NUMBER › a number that results from multiplying a number by itself

(matematik) karesi

The square of 3 is 9.13741379

back to square one › back to the beginning of a long process or piece of work

başlanılan noktaya geri dönüş, sil baştan, işin başına geri dönme

None of the applicants were suitable, so we had to go back to square one and advertise the job again.15521852

(Definition of square noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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