pair

Pronunciation

• enPR: pâr
• IPA: /peə(r)/
• SAMPA: /pe@(r)/
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Homophones

• pare
• pear

Noun

Singular pair

Plural pairs

1. (countable) A pair is two things that go together.

   She has many pairs of shoes, but she only has one pair of pants.

   Those two make a lovely pair, don't they.

Verb

Plain form pair

Third-person singular pairs

Past tense paired

Past participle paired

Present participle pairing

1. (transitive & intransitive) (often passive) If you pair two people or things, you put them together.

   Young women were often paired with older men.

   They paired up at the dance.

Related words

• unpaired