Pair

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.1 Homophones 1.1.2 Wry definition 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Transitive verb 1.3.1 Related terms 2 Catalan 2.1 Verb 3 French 3.1 Adjective 3.2 Noun 4 Romansch 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun

English

Pronunciation

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

Homophones

• pare
• pear

Wry definition

• A trio of pears pared to a pair of pears.

Noun

pair (plural pairs)

1. Two similar or identical things taken together.

   I couldn't decide which of the two dresses I preferred, so I bought the pair.

2. (followed by of) Two; a couple of.
3. Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.

   My wife and I make a great pair.

4. Used in the names of some objects and garments that have two similar parts or halves.

   a pair of scissors

   a pair of jeans

   but not a pair of cymbals

5. (cricket) A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match
6. (baseball) A double play, two outs recorded in one play

   They turned a pair to end the fifth.

7. (baseball) A doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams

   The Pirates took a pair from the Phillies.

8. (slang)- pair (of breasts) - she's got a gorgeous pair.

Synonyms

• pair (of breasts) - see WikiSaurus:breasts

Translations

• Dutch: paar n, koppel n, stel n, tweetal n (1,2)
• French: paire f (1,2)
• Greek: ζευγάρι n
• Italian: paio m (plural: paia f) (1,2)

Transitive verb

to pair (present participle pairing, past tense and past participle paired)

1. To put (two people or things) together.

Related terms

• pair off
• pair up
• King pair

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Catalan

Verb

pair

1. to digest

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French

Adjective

pair m (f paire, m plural pairs, f plural paires)

1. (number) even

Noun

pair m (plural pairs)

1. peer

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Romansch

Etymology

Latin pirum

Noun

pair

1. pearel:pair

fr:pair io:pair it:pair hu:pair ja:pair pt:pair fi:pair sv:pair