square with

phrasal verb

squared with; squaring with; squares with

1

: to agree with (something)

Your story doesn't square with the facts.

2

: to make (something) agree with (something)

How can they square what they've done with what they've said?

3

: to get agreement about or approval of (something) from (someone)

I'll go on the trip if I can square it with my parents.

Examples of square with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In his view, the main impediment to that trust is saying one thing and doing another, especially when the long-term mission doesn’t square with an expedient decision. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024

But then how does that square with a bunch of actual people, playing actual Tommy maniacs, hanging out in his actual house? —Vulture Editors, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024

While naysayers and the tabloid media regularly paint a bleak picture of the city’s declining future (pointing to high crime, taxation, and an exodus of residents to Florida and California), that vision doesn’t square with reality. —Randy Peers, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2024

Here's How to Style Them By Charlie Hobbs On the 10th, Mercury enters Sagittarius and immediately runs into a square with Saturn. —Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Oct. 2023