noun · neutral
square
UK/skweə(r)/US/skwer/SQUARE
Band 5-6speakingtask2
an open area in a town or city where people can meet, often surrounded by buildings and used for events or markets.
Examples
“The concert will take place in the town square.”
“They sat on the steps in the square and watched the passers-by.”
“The statue stands in the centre of the square.”
Band 8 sentence
“Public squares remain vital civic spaces where citizens gather for festivals, protests and everyday social life.”
Collocations
- town square
- central square
- public square
Word family
square nounsquares noun (plural)squarely adverb
Common mistakes
Let's meet in the park (meaning square).→Let's meet in the square.
Say it for a higher band
5park→6plaza→7+square
Synonyms
plaza
Easily confused
plaza
“They met at the plaza in front of the cinema.”
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