Meaning of pair in English
Verb
pairDefinitions
1. form a pair or pairsExamples
- « The two old friends paired off »
- 2. bring two objects, ideas, or people together
Examples
- « 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 »
- 3. occur in pairs
- 4. arrange in pairs
Examples
- « Pair these numbers »
- 5. make love
Examples
- « Birds mate in the Spring »
Noun
pairEtymology
Middle English: from Old French paire, from Latin paria‘equal things’, neuter plural of par‘equal’. Formerly phrases such as a pair of gloves were expressed without of, as in a pair gloves (compare with German ein Paar Handschuhe)Definitions
1. a set of two similar things considered as a unit- 2. two items of the same kind
- 3. two people considered as a unit
- 4. a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value