square away

verb

squared away; squaring away; squares away

intransitive verb

1
: to square the yards so as to sail before the wind
2
: to put everything in order or in readiness
3
: to take up a fighting stance

transitive verb

: to put in order or in readiness

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The future suggests that the AI will be improved such that the code is perfect at the get-go, or the AI is proficient at squaring away the code that has been generated. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Despite my best efforts to neatly square away all of my things inside my carry-on bag or checked luggage, my suitcase eventually ends up looking like a scene out of Twisters. Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025 With the extension now squared away, the Red Sox and Anthony can focus on getting the team into the postseason and trying to make a deep run in October. Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025 With the county vote squared away, AASEG will now begin its due diligence at the site. Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for square away

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of square away was in 1838

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“Square away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20away. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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square away

verb
: to put in order or readiness

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