pair
🇺🇸
/per/
🇬🇧
/peə(r)/
noun
A1
Two things that are the same and used together
I have a pair of matching socks.
A1
One thing made of two connected parts
She bought a new pair of scissors.
A1
Two people doing something together
The teacher asked us to work in a pair.
R
Two animals that have babies together
We saw a pair of birds building a nest.
R
Two horses that pull a carriage together
The carriage was pulled by a fine pair of horses.
intransitive verb
R
To put two things or people together
The shoes were paired by color.
R
To come together to have babies
These birds pair for life.
translation
Two things that are the same and used together; One thing made of two connected parts; Two people doing something together; Two animals that have babies together; Two horses that pull a carriage together
To put two things or people together; To come together to have babies
Word Forms
Plural
pairs
Progressive
pairing
Past
paired
Perfect
paired
3rd Present
pairs