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pair
pairtwo things that are matched for use together: a pair of socks; a married, engaged, or dating couple; two mated animals; a pair of horses
Not to be confused with:pare – to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of: pare an applepear – an edible fruit; the tree itself: partridge in a pear treepair P0016500 (pâr)n. pl. pair or pairs 1. Two corresponding persons or items, similar in form or function and matched or associated: a pair of shoes.2. One object composed of two joined, similar parts that are dependent upon each other: a pair of pliers.3. a. Two persons who are married, engaged, or dating.b. Two persons who have something in common and are considered together: a pair of hunters.c. Two mated animals.d. Two animals joined together in work.4. Games Two playing cards of the same denomination.5. Two members of a deliberative body with opposing opinions on a given issue who agree to abstain from voting on the issue, thereby offsetting each other.6. Chemistry An electron pair.v. paired, pair·ing, pairs v.tr.1. To arrange in sets of two; couple: The golfers are paired in twosomes for this round of play.2. To combine or join (one person or thing) with another to form a pair: a director pairing his favorite actor with an unknown; a salad that is paired with a fine dressing.v.intr.1. To form pairs or a pair: The people on the dance floor paired up.2. To join with another in love or mating.
[Middle English, from Old French paire, from Latin paria, equals, pl. of pār, a pair, from pār, equal; see perə- in Indo-European roots.]Usage Note: The noun pair can be followed by a singular or plural verb. The singular is always used when pair denotes the set taken as a single entity: This pair of shoes is on sale. A plural verb is used when the members are considered as individuals: The pair are working more harmoniously now. After a number other than one, pair itself can be either singular or plural, but the plural is now more common: I bought six pairs (or pair) of shoes.pair (pɛə) n, pl pairs or (functioning as singular or plural)pair1. two identical or similar things matched for use together: a pair of socks. 2. two persons, animals, things, etc, used or grouped together: a pair of horses; a pair of scoundrels. 3. an object considered to be two identical or similar things joined together: a pair of trousers. 4. two people joined in love or marriage5. (Zoology) a male and a female animal of the same species, esp such animals kept for breeding purposes6. (Parliamentary Procedure) parliamentary procedure a. two opposed members who both agree not to vote on a specified motion or for a specific period of timeb. the agreement so made7. (Card Games) two playing cards of the same rank or denomination: a pair of threes. 8. one member of a matching pair: I can't find the pair to this glove. 9. (Cricket) cricket a pair of spectacles (the cricketing term). See spectacles210. (Rowing) rowing See pair-oar11. dialect Brit and US a group or set of more than two12. (Mathematics) logic maths a. a set with two membersb. an ordered set with two membersvb13. (often foll by off) to arrange or fall into groups of twos14. to group or be grouped in matching pairs: to pair socks. 15. to join or be joined in marriage; mate or couple16. (Parliamentary Procedure) (when tr, usually passive) parliamentary procedure to form or cause to form a pair: 18 members were paired for the last vote. [C13: from Old French paire, from Latin paria equal (things), from pār equal]Usage: Like other collective nouns, pair takes a singular or a plural verb according to whether it is seen as a unit or as a collection of two things: the pair are said to dislike each other; a pair of good shoes is essential
pair (per) adj a Scot word for poorpair (pɛər)
n., pl. pairs, pair,
v. n. 1. two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together: a pair of gloves. 2. something consisting of or regarded as having two parts or pieces joined together: a pair of scissors. 3. two individuals who are similar or in some way associated: a pair of liars; a pair of seal pups. 4. a married, engaged, or dating couple. 5. two mated animals. 6. a span or team: a pair of horses. 7. a. two members on opposite sides in a legislature who arrange to forgo voting on a given occasion. b. the arrangement thus made. 8. two playing cards of the same denomination without regard to suit or color. 9. Mech. two parts or pieces so connected that they mutually constrain relative motion. 10. a set or combination of more than two objects forming a collective whole: a pair of beads. v.t. 11. to arrange or designate in pairs or groups of two. 12. to form into a pair, as by matching or joining: to pair socks. 13. (of animals) to cause to mate. v.i. 14. to separate into pairs or groups of two (usu. fol. by off): to pair off for a dance. 15. to form a pair or pairs. 16. to be a member of a pair. 17. to match with or resemble another. 18. to unite in close association with another, as in a business partnership, friendship, or marriage. 19. (of animals) to mate. [1250–1300; Middle English paire < Old French < Latin pāria, pl. (taken as feminine singular in Vulgar Latin) of pār a pair. See par] usage: When modified by a number, the plural of pair is more commonly pairs, esp. of persons: six pairs of masked dancers in the procession. The unmarked plural pair is used mainly in reference to inanimate objects or nonhumans: four pair (or pairs) of loafers; two pair (or pairs) of oxen. See also collective noun, couple. Pair two things, persons, or animals.Examples: pair of open lips, 1647; of mules (about thirty, for carrying tin); of oars (pair of rowers), 1598; of organs (music), 1493; of playing cards, 1530; of spurs, 1375; of stairs (a flight), 1530; of tinminers (ten men).pair couple">couple1. 'a pair of'A pair of things are two things of the same size and shape that are used together, such as shoes. Someone has dropped a pair of gloves.He bought a pair of hiking boots.When you use a pair of like this, you can use either a singular or a plural form of a verb. He wore a pair of shoes that were given to him by his mother.A pair of shoes was stolen.You also use a pair of to refer to something that has two main parts of the same size and shape, such as trousers, glasses, or scissors. She has a new pair of glasses.Do you have a pair of scissors I could use?When you use a pair of like this, you use a singular form of a verb. Who does this pair of jeans belong to?A good pair of binoculars is essential for watching birds.2. 'a couple of'In conversation and informal writing, you can refer to two people or things as a couple of people or things. I asked a couple of friends to help me.We played a couple of games of tennis.You use a plural form of a verb with a couple of. A couple of guys were standing by the car.On the table were a couple of mobile phones.Be Careful!
Don't use 'a couple of' in formal writing. 3. referring to two people as a 'couple'A couple consists of two people who have a romantic or sexual relationship, for example a husband and wife or boyfriend and girlfriend. In Venice we met a South African couple.Married couples will get tax benefits.You usually use a plural form of a verb with couple. A couple were sitting together on the bench.pair
Past participle: paired
Gerund: pairing
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| I pair | | you pair | | he/she/it pairs | | we pair | | you pair | | they pair |
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| I paired | | you paired | | he/she/it paired | | we paired | | you paired | | they paired |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am pairing | | you are pairing | | he/she/it is pairing | | we are pairing | | you are pairing | | they are pairing |
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| I have paired | | you have paired | | he/she/it has paired | | we have paired | | you have paired | | they have paired |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was pairing | | you were pairing | | he/she/it was pairing | | we were pairing | | you were pairing | | they were pairing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had paired | | you had paired | | he/she/it had paired | | we had paired | | you had paired | | they had paired |
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| I will pair | | you will pair | | he/she/it will pair | | we will pair | | you will pair | | they will pair |
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| I will have paired | | you will have paired | | he/she/it will have paired | | we will have paired | | you will have paired | | they will have paired |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be pairing | | you will be pairing | | he/she/it will be pairing | | we will be pairing | | you will be pairing | | they will be pairing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been pairing | | you have been pairing | | he/she/it has been pairing | | we have been pairing | | you have been pairing | | they have been pairing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been pairing | | you will have been pairing | | he/she/it will have been pairing | | we will have been pairing | | you will have been pairing | | they will have been pairing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been pairing | | you had been pairing | | he/she/it had been pairing | | we had been pairing | | you had been pairing | | they had been pairing |
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| I would pair | | you would pair | | he/she/it would pair | | we would pair | | you would pair | | they would pair |
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| I would have paired | | you would have paired | | he/she/it would have paired | | we would have paired | | you would have paired | | they would have paired |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  pair - a set of two similar things considered as a unitbraceTweedledee and Tweedledum, Tweedledum and Tweedledee - any two people who are hard to tell apartset - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" | | 2. |  pair - two items of the same kind couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, twain, twosome, brace, yoke, span, couplefellow, mate - one of a pair; "he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown"2, II, two, deuce - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this numberdoubleton - (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player | | 3. | pair - two people considered as a unitassemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one placecouple, twosome, duet, duo - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"yoke - a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke; "pulled by a yoke of oxen" | | 4. | pair - a poker hand with 2 cards of the same valuepoker hand - the 5 cards held in a game of poker | | Verb | 1. | pair - form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off"pair off, partner off, coupleunite, unify - act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief | | 2. | pair - bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"couple, mate, twin, matchmatch - give or join in marriagemismate - provide with an unsuitable matemismatch - match badly; match two objects or people that do not go togetherbring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together" | | 3. | pair - occur in pairsgeminategeminate, pair - arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers"occur - to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil" | | 4. | pair - arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers"geminatearrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"geminate, pair - occur in pairs | | 5. | pair - engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"copulate, mate, couplenick - mate successfully; of livestockconjoin, join - make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"tread - mate with; "male birds tread the females"service, serve - mate with; "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes"deflower, ruin - deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"mount, ride - copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"breed, cover - copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare"bugger, sodomise, sodomize - practice anal sex uponsodomise, sodomize - copulate with an animal |
pairnoun1. set, match, combination, doublet, matched set, two of a kind a pair of socks2. couple, brace, duo, twosome A pair of teenage boys were arrested.verb1. team, match (up), join, couple, marry, wed, twin, put together, bracket, yoke, pair off Each trainee is paired with an experienced worker.pair off or up get together, unite, team up, link up, join up, form a couple, make a twosome We paired up to dance. She was trying to pair me off with her brother.Usage: Like other collective nouns, pair takes a singular or a plural verb according to whether it is seen as a unit or as a collection of two things: the pair are said to dislike each other; a pair of good shoes is essential.pairnoun1. Two items of the same kind together:brace, couple, couplet, doublet, duet, duo, match, two, twosome, yoke.2. Two persons united, as by marriage:couple, duo, twosome.Translationspair (peə) noun1. a set of two of the same thing which are (intended to be) used etc together. a pair of shoes/gloves. 一雙 一双2. a single thing made up of two parts. a pair of scissors; a pair of pants. 由兩部分組成的單件物品 由两部分组成的单件物品3. two people, animals etc, often one of either sex, who are thought of together for some reason. a pair of giant pandas; John and James are the guilty pair. 一對 一对 verb to make into a pair. She was paired with my brother in the tennis match. 成對，配對 成对，配对
pair is singular: That pair of trousers needs mending ; There is a pair of gloves on the table .
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See:- (one) only has one pair of hands
- (one's) only got one pair of hands
- a candidate for a pair of wings
- a pair of hands
- a safe pair of hands
- another pair of eyes
- another pair of shoes
- baby needs a new pair of shoes
- candidate for a pair of wings
- daddy needs a new pair of shoes
- extra pair of hands
- grow a pair
- have a good pair of lungs
- have a pair
- I have only got one pair of hands
- I only have one pair of hands
- in pairs
- I've only got one pair of hands
- look like a candidate for a pair of wings
- look like a candidate for a pair of wings Go to a
- mama needs a new pair of shoes
- one true pairing
- pair of hands
- pair off
- pair up
- safe pair of hands
- show (someone) a clean pair of heels
- show a clean pair of heels
- show one's heels
- show someone or something a clean pair of heels
- someone's only got one pair of hands
- strap on a pair
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pair1. a male and a female animal of the same species, esp such animals kept for breeding purposes 2. Parliamentary procedurea. two opposed members who both agree not to vote on a specified motion or for a specific period of time b. the agreement so made 3. two playing cards of the same rank or denomination 4. Cricket short for a pair of spectacles (see spectacles (sense 2)) 5. Logic Mathsa. a set with two members b. an ordered set with two members pair[per] (electricity) Two like conductors employed to form an electric circuit. (mechanical engineering) Two parts in a kinematic mechanism that mutually constrain relative motion; for example, a sliding pair composed of a piston and cylinder. (science and technology) A set of two things that are identical or nearly so, or are designed to function as a unit. pairTo establish a wireless connection. See pairing and Bluetooth pairing.pair
pair (pār), Two objects considered together because of similarity, for a common purpose, or because of some attracting force between them.pair (par) Two of anything similar in shape, size, and conformation.base pairIn the double-stranded helical arrangement of DNA, the complementary purine-pyrimidine nucleotide bases (adenine-thymidine or guanine-cytosine) that are linked by weak chemical bonds. The order of these base pairs encode the genetic information in each segment of DNA. ion pairTwo particles of opposite charge, usually an electron and a proton.FinancialSeePaired offSee PR
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Related to pair: au pairSynonyms for pairnoun setSynonyms- set
- match
- combination
- doublet
- matched set
- two of a kind
noun coupleSynonymsverb teamSynonyms- team
- match (up)
- join
- couple
- marry
- wed
- twin
- put together
- bracket
- yoke
- pair off
phrase pair off or upSynonyms- get together
- unite
- team up
- link up
- join up
- form a couple
- make a twosome
Synonyms for pairnoun two items of the same kind togetherSynonyms- brace
- couple
- couplet
- doublet
- duet
- duo
- match
- two
- twosome
- yoke
noun two persons united, as by marriageSynonymsSynonyms for pairnoun a set of two similar things considered as a unitSynonymsRelated Words- Tweedledee and Tweedledum
- Tweedledum and Tweedledee
- set
noun two items of the same kindSynonyms- couplet
- distich
- duad
- duet
- duo
- dyad
- twain
- twosome
- brace
- yoke
- span
- couple
Related Words- fellow
- mate
- 2
- II
- two
- deuce
- doubleton
noun two people considered as a unitRelated Words- assemblage
- gathering
- couple
- twosome
- duet
- duo
- yoke
noun a poker hand with 2 cards of the same valueRelated Wordsverb form a pair or pairsSynonyms- pair off
- partner off
- couple
Related Wordsverb bring two objects, ideas, or people togetherSynonymsRelated Words- match
- mismate
- mismatch
- bring together
- join
verb occur in pairsSynonymsRelated Wordsverb arrange in pairsSynonymsRelated Words- arrange
- set up
- geminate
- pair
verb engage in sexual intercourseSynonymsRelated Words- nick
- conjoin
- join
- bonk
- do it
- eff
- fuck
- get it on
- get laid
- have a go at it
- have intercourse
- have it away
- have it off
- have sex
- be intimate
- lie with
- roll in the hay
- screw
- sleep together
- sleep with
- make love
- hump
- jazz
- love
- bed
- bang
- make out
- know
- tread
- service
- serve
- deflower
- ruin
- mount
- ride
- breed
- cover
- bugger
- sodomise
- sodomize
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