Squarely — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

directly and without evasion; not roundabout

in a straight direct way

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skwˈɛɹli/

🇬🇧British English

/skwˈeəli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skwˈeəli/

3 syllables Say it as /skwˈɛɹli/.

Examples

to face a problem squarely
the responsibility lies squarely with them
spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

straightforwardly forthrightly foursquare square forthright

Parts of Speech

adverb	directly and without evasion; not roundabout “to face a problem squarely”
adverb	in a straight direct way “looked him squarely in the eye”
adverb	firmly and solidly “hit the ball squarely”
adverb	in a square shape “a squarely cut piece of paper”
adverb	with firmness and conviction; without compromise; - C.G.Bowers “he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

direkt

direkt und ohne Ausweichen; kein Kreisverkehr

🇫🇷French

carrément

directement et sans évasion ; pas de rond-point

🇪🇸Spanish

directamente

directamente y sin evasión; no indirecta

🇮🇹Italian

esattamente

direttamente e senza evasione; non rotonda

🇳🇱Dutch

vierkant

direct en zonder ontwijking; niet rotonde

🇵🇹Portuguese

diretamente

diretamente e sem evasão; não é uma rotatória

🇷🇺Russian

прямо

прямо и без уклонений; не окольный путь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वर्गाकार

सीधे और बिना टाल-मटोल के; गोल चक्कर नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

বর্গক্ষেত্রে

সরাসরি এবং ফাঁকি ছাড়া; গোলচত্বর নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

சதுரமாக

நேரடியாக மற்றும் ஏய்ப்பு இல்லாமல்; சுற்று அல்ல

🇮🇳Telugu

చతురస్రంగా

నేరుగా మరియు ఎగవేత లేకుండా; రౌండ్అబౌట్ కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

चौरस

थेट आणि चोरी न करता; गोलाकार नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચોરસ રીતે

સીધા અને ચોરી વિના; રાઉન્ડઅબાઉટ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚೌಕವಾಗಿ

ನೇರವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳದೆ; ಸುತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമചതുരമായി

നേരിട്ടും ഒഴിഞ്ഞുമാറാതെയും; റൗണ്ട് എബൗട്ടല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਰਗਾਕਾਰ

ਸਿੱਧੇ ਅਤੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਚੋਰੀ; ਗੋਲ ਚੱਕਰ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

مربع طور پر

براہ راست اور چوری کے بغیر؛ چکر نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

正直地

直接且无回避；不迂回

🇯🇵Japanese

真っ向から

直接かつ回避なしで。回り道ではない

🇰🇷Korean

정면으로

회피하지 않고 직접적으로; 로터리가 아닌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vuông vắn

trực tiếp và không trốn tránh; không phải đường vòng

🇹🇭Thai

ตรงไปตรงมา

โดยตรงและไม่มีการหลีกเลี่ยง ไม่ใช่วงเวียน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tepat

secara langsung dan tanpa penghindaran; bukan bundaran

🇵🇭Filipino

parisukat

direkta at walang pag-iwas; hindi paikot-ikot

🇲🇾Malay

secara tepat

secara langsung dan tanpa mengelak; bukan bulatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بشكل مباشر

مباشرة ودون تهرب؛ لا دوار

🇮🇷Persian

به طور مربع

مستقیم و بدون طفره رفتن؛ نه دوربرگردان

🇹🇷Turkish

dürüstçe

doğrudan ve kaçmadan; dolambaçlı değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּכֵנוּת

ישירות וללא התחמקות; לא סיבוב

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The primary meaning of 'squarely' is 'directly and without evasion; not roundabout'.

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

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

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