Directions In the given question a word has been mentioned and there are three ways in which the wor...........

English ( Master) Word Usage

Directions: In the given question, a word has been mentioned and there are three ways in which the word has been used in either similar or different ways. You are required to check which of the sentences have correctly used the highlighted word, and mark that as your answer.

Square

I. Mr. Batra wanted to make sure we were square with the court's decision and not subject to a lawsuit.

II. After the party, Mohan and Meera decided to square up the bill.

III. We had been as square with the Startup as any Venture Capitalist could be.

Only II

Only I and II

Only I and III

Only I

All are correct

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Explanation:

Sentence I. Mr. Batra wanted to make sure we were square with the court's decision and not subject to a lawsuit.

Here, the word ‘square’ means ‘compatible or in agreement’ and is absolutely correct.

Sentence II. After the party, Mohan and Meera decided to square up the bill.
In the above sentence, the verb ‘square’ means ‘to settle or pay (a bill or debt)’ and is correct as well.

Sentence III. We had been as square with the Startup as any Venture Capitalist could be.

In this sentence, the adjective ‘square’ means ‘fair and honest’ and is correct too.

Evidently, all the sentences are correct both grammatically and contextually.

Option E is hence the correct answer.