to pair
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2.2
- verb
- /pɛr/
:
emparejar (con)
- So let's just pair the two of them up.
- pair together
- pair students
- pair teachers
And 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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2.0
To bring people or things together because they suit each other
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4.2
To join two things or people so they form a pair
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3.1
To join things, ideas, or people together
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5.9
To come together or bring things together
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3.7
Join another person to make a group of two for an activity
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3.0
To join people, places, or things so they become connected
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3.7
To make one thing match another so they form a pair
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6.5
To join one thing to another as an extra, often by a mechanical or formal connection
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4.1
To form pairs for an activity
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8.2
To join two or more things into one
To join two machines or vehicles so they are connected
Antonyms
161
3.5
To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
7
5.8
A young person from another country who lives with a family and helps look after children for room and food
7
1.0
A single piece of clothing that you wear under other clothes, usually underpants
- Specialized
6
3.9
Two matching chemical parts in DNA or RNA that join the two strands, for example adenine with thymine
5
2.5
A hand tool with two joined arms and toothed jaws used to hold, bend, or cut things
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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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2.2
A tool with two long handles joined at one end for holding and lifting hot or delicate things
- Archaic
1
6.3
A young woman who lives with a family and cares for children while getting room, food and a small payment
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
A very energetic light particle changes into an electron and a positron near a nucleus
How Connected
Surface Forms
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.