to pair
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2.2
- verb
- /pɛr/
- So let's just pair the two of them up.
- pair together
- pair students
- pair teachers
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Watch on YouTubeAnd I'm going to pair it with Mario's Sam lipstick.
- And I'm going to pair it with Mario's Sam lipstick.
- And of course this pairs beautifully with rose quartz.
- And I really have struggled to pair tops with this.
- They are so comfortable and just so easy to pair with any outfit.
- Now, to be clear, these things paired with these things, very valuable.
- But I paired this blue top under it.
Examples
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Maybe we should pair up.
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But should we maybe pair that with lights?
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So just if we can pair the two together, it's gonna make fun.
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Maybe they pair us up based on common interests.
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What's something you would pair with this food?
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So, I mean, these questions pair well with that insight, I think.
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Pair them up-- red with yellow.
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And I really have struggled to pair tops with this.
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Why don't you two pair up?
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Let's pair the blue socks with the red shirt for a great look.
Synonyms
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1.1
To join two things together physically
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1.1
Join two things so they form one piece
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3.1
To join things, ideas, or people together
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2.0
To bring people or things together because they suit each other
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3.0
To join people, places, or things so they become connected
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3.7
Join another person to make a group of two for an activity
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4.2
To join two things or people so they form a pair
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5.9
To come together or bring things together
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3.7
To make one thing match another so they form a pair
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8.2
To join two or more things into one
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4.7
To join two machines or vehicles so they are connected
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4.1
To form pairs for an activity
To join one thing to another as an extra, often by a mechanical or formal connection
Antonyms
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3.5
To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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1.1
Clothes that cover your lower body from the waist to the ankles with separate legs
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1.0
A single piece of clothing that you wear under other clothes, usually underpants
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5.8
A young person from another country who lives with a family and helps look after children for room and food
- Specialized
8
3.9
Two matching chemical parts in DNA or RNA that join the two strands, for example adenine with thymine
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2.5
A hand tool with two joined arms and toothed jaws used to hold, bend, or cut things
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2.2
A tool with two long handles joined at one end for holding and lifting hot or delicate things
- Archaic
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6.3
A young woman who lives with a family and cares for children while getting room, food and a small payment
- Specialized
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9.6
A very energetic light particle changes into an electron and a positron near a nucleus
- Specialized
1
9.9
A process where a high-energy photon turns into an electron and a positron near an atomic nucleus
- Specialized
When a high energy light particle turns into an electron and a positron near an atomic nucleus
- Archaic
A rectangular instrument without legs with keys like a harpsichord, often played by women in the 1500s and 1600s
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Etymology
The verb pair comes from the same root par meaning 'equal', so to pair is to join two things or people together to make a matching or equal set. That is why teachers tell students to 'pair up' for work.