Foursquare — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon

characterized by firm and unwavering conviction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹskwɛɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːskweə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːskweə/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹskwɛɹ/.

Examples

you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides
a foursquare refusal to yield
the building stood foursquare

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

square squarely straightforwardly

Parts of Speech

noun	(geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon “you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides”
adjective	characterized by firm and unwavering conviction “a foursquare refusal to yield”
adverb	in a square position “the building stood foursquare”
adverb	with firmness and conviction; without compromise; - C.G.Bowers “he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration”

Word Forms

square

verb

make square

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

viereckig

(Geometrie) ein ebenes Rechteck mit vier gleichen Seiten und vier rechten Winkeln; ein vierseitiges regelmäßiges Vieleck

🇫🇷French

quatre carrés

(géométrie) un rectangle plan avec quatre côtés égaux et quatre angles droits ; un polygone régulier à quatre côtés

🇪🇸Spanish

firme

(geometría) un rectángulo plano con cuatro lados iguales y cuatro ángulos rectos; un polígono regular de cuatro lados

🇮🇹Italian

quadrato

(geometria) un rettangolo piano con quattro lati uguali e quattro angoli retti; un poligono regolare a quattro lati

🇳🇱Dutch

vierkant

(geometrie) een vlakke rechthoek met vier gelijke zijden en vier rechte hoeken; een vierzijdige regelmatige veelhoek

🇵🇹Portuguese

quadrangular

(geometria) um retângulo plano com quatro lados iguais e quatro ângulos retos; um polígono regular de quatro lados

🇷🇺Russian

четырехугольный

(геометрия) плоский прямоугольник с четырьмя равными сторонами и четырьмя прямыми углами; четырехсторонний правильный многоугольник

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सचाई

(ज्यामिति) चार समान भुजाओं और चार समकोण वाला एक समतल आयत; एक चार भुजाओं वाला नियमित बहुभुज

🇧🇩Bengali

চার বর্গক্ষেত্র

(জ্যামিতি) চারটি সমান বাহু এবং চারটি সমকোণ সহ একটি সমতল আয়তক্ষেত্র; একটি চার-পার্শ্বযুক্ত নিয়মিত বহুভুজ

🇮🇳Tamil

நான்கு சதுரம்

(வடிவியல்) நான்கு சம பக்கங்களும் நான்கு வலது கோணங்களும் கொண்ட ஒரு விமான செவ்வகம்; நான்கு பக்க வழக்கமான பலகோணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

చతురస్రం

(జ్యామితి) నాలుగు సమాన భుజాలు మరియు నాలుగు లంబ కోణాలతో కూడిన సమతల దీర్ఘచతురస్రం; నాలుగు-వైపుల సాధారణ బహుభుజి

🇮🇳Marathi

चौरस

(भूमिती) चार समान बाजू आणि चार काटकोन असलेला समतल आयत; चार बाजू असलेला नियमित बहुभुज

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચોરસ

(ભૂમિતિ) ચાર સમાન બાજુઓ અને ચાર કાટખૂણો સાથેનો સમતલ લંબચોરસ; ચાર બાજુવાળા નિયમિત બહુકોણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚತುರ್ಭುಜ

(ಜ್ಯಾಮಿತಿ) ನಾಲ್ಕು ಸಮಾನ ಬದಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ನಾಲ್ಕು ಲಂಬ ಕೋನಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಮತಲ ಆಯತ; ನಾಲ್ಕು-ಬದಿಯ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಬಹುಭುಜಾಕೃತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമചതുരം

(ജ്യാമിതി) നാല് തുല്യ വശങ്ങളും നാല് വലത് കോണുകളുമുള്ള ഒരു തലം ദീർഘചതുരം; നാല് വശങ്ങളുള്ള ഒരു സാധാരണ ബഹുഭുജം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੌਰਸਕੁਏਰ

(ਰੇਖਾਗਣਿਤ) ਚਾਰ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਭੁਜਾਵਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਚਾਰ ਸੱਜੇ ਕੋਣਾਂ ਵਾਲਾ ਇੱਕ ਸਮਤਲ ਆਇਤਕਾਰ; ਇੱਕ ਚਾਰ-ਪਾਸੜ ਨਿਯਮਤ ਬਹੁਭੁਜ

🇵🇰Urdu

چوکور

(جیومیٹری) ایک طیارہ مستطیل جس میں چار مساوی اطراف اور چار دائیں زاویے ہیں۔ ایک چار رخا باقاعدہ کثیرالاضلاع

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

四方

（几何）有四个等边和四个直角的平面矩形；四边形正多边形

🇯🇵Japanese

フォースクエア

(幾何学) 4 つの等しい辺と 4 つの直角を持つ平面長方形。四辺正多角形

🇰🇷Korean

정사각형

(기하학) 4개의 변이 같고 4개의 직각이 있는 평면 직사각형; 4면의 정다각형

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bốn hình vuông

(hình học) hình chữ nhật phẳng có bốn cạnh bằng nhau và bốn góc vuông; một đa giác đều bốn cạnh

🇹🇭Thai

โฟร์สแควร์

(เรขาคณิต) สี่เหลี่ยมระนาบที่มีด้านเท่ากันสี่ด้านและมุมฉากสี่มุม รูปหลายเหลี่ยมปกติสี่ด้าน

🇮🇩Indonesian

empat persegi

(Geometri) persegi panjang bidang dengan empat sisi yang sama dan empat sudut siku-siku; poligon beraturan bersisi empat

🇵🇭Filipino

parisukat

(geometry) isang plane rectangle na may apat na pantay na gilid at apat na tamang anggulo; isang apat na panig na regular na polygon

🇲🇾Malay

segi empat sama

(geometri) segi empat tepat satah dengan empat sisi yang sama dan empat sudut tepat; poligon sekata empat segi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شخصيات قصص الابطال الخارقين

(هندسة) مستطيل مستوٍ له أربعة أضلاع متساوية وأربع زوايا قائمة؛ مضلع منتظم ذو أربعة جوانب

🇮🇷Persian

چهار مربع

(هندسه) مستطیل مسطحی با چهار ضلع مساوی و چهار زاویه قائمه؛ یک چند ضلعی منظم چهار وجهی

🇹🇷Turkish

oturaklı

(geometri) dört eşit kenarı ve dört dik açısı olan bir düzlem dikdörtgen; dört kenarlı düzgün bir çokgen

🇮🇱Hebrew

ארבע מרובע

(גיאומטריה) מלבן מישור בעל ארבע צלעות שוות וארבע זוויות ישרות; מצולע רגיל בעל ארבעה צדדים

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'foursquare'?

The primary meaning of 'foursquare' is '(geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'foursquare' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'foursquare' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'foursquare' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'foursquare' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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How often do you encounter the word 'foursquare' in your daily reading?

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