كيف تنطق "square one"

expression

ˈskwɛɹ/ /ˈwən

SKWAIR-wuhn

skwˈeə/ /wˈɒn

sk-WAIR-won

التعريف

The starting point of a process or activity, especially after a failure or setback, meaning you have to start again from the beginning.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈskwɛɹ/ /ˈwən

الإنجليزية البريطانية

skwˈeə/ /wˈɒn

أمريكي

SKWAIR-wuhn

بريطاني

sk-WAIR-won

After the mistake, we were back to square one.

We tried a new plan, but it failed, so we're at square one again.

If this doesn't work, we'll return to square one.

We've spent months on this project, but with the changes, it's back to square one for us.