Certain words go together like bread and water. Bread and water is an example of a word pair that is always used in that order. This type of word pair is called nonreversible. In many ways, they are like collocations — words that usually go together.
What is the meaning of paring?
the act of cutting away
What are examples of pairs?
Common Word Pairs
| Adam and Eve | life or death |
|---|---|
| bread and butter | peaches and cream |
| bread and water | pen and pencil |
| bricks and mortar | pork and beans |
| bride and groom | pots and pans |
What type of noun is pair?
Pair nouns are thought of as having two separate parts; e.g. two pant legs, that make a whole: pants. Pair nouns always have a plural form and never take the indefinite article a or an.
Is pair a verb or noun?
verb. paired; pairing; pairs. Definition of pair (Entry 2 of 2) transitive verb. 1a : to make a pair of —often used with off or up paired off the animals.
Is jeans a common noun?
The important thing to remember is that common nouns are general names….Recognize a common noun when you find one.
| Common Nouns | Proper Nouns |
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| coffee shop waiter jeans sandwich chair venue country fire fighter | Starbucks Simon Levi’s Big Mac Roll-O-Rocker Hollywood Bowl Australia Captain Richard Orsini |
Is weather a common noun?
The word ‘weather’ belongs to abstract category, thus uncountable noun. Common Noun.
Is hate a common noun?
The noun ‘hate’ is an abstract noun, a word for intense or passionate dislike; a word for an emotion.
What type of noun is hate?
Hate is used as a verb to mean to passionately and intensely dislike something or to dislike or be unwilling. As a noun, hate is used to mean an intense loathing. Hate has a few other meanings as a verb, noun, and adjective.
Is Yesterday a common noun?
Oxford Living Dictionaries identifies all three words as an adverb first and a noun second. Etymonline lists yesterday as a noun and adverb but today and tomorrow as only adverbs. Dictionary.com categories yesterday and today as an adverb, noun, and adjective but tomorrow as only a noun and adverb.
Is weekend a common noun?
Is weekend a proper noun? A proper noun usually doesn’t need the article. But the phrase “Memorial Day weekend” is not a proper noun. Instead, it contains a proper noun that is being used to modify a common noun, “weekend”.
Is AXE a common noun?
axe used as a noun: consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it. Derived from “have an axe to grind”, which is also used.
Why is tomorrow called tomorrow?
Tomorrow comes from the Middle English, from the preposition to + morrow. Morrow, which is an archaic or literary word meaning “the following day,” comes from Middle English morwe, from Old English morgen. Morning has origin from Middle English, from morn. Morn comes from the Old English morgen, of Germanic origin.
Is luck a common noun?
Luck is an uncountable noun, so we do not use it with the indefinite article a/an. We use expressions such as some, a bit of or a lot of to express amounts of luck: Good luck!, (The) best of luck! and I wish you luck! are common expressions we use to say that we hope good things will happen to someone.hace 6 días
Is hope a common noun?
Hope as a noun We can use hope as a countable noun: In 1938, there was still a hope that war could be avoided. After the election, their hopes were high, but five years later nothing has changed.hace 6 días
What is the verb of hope?
intransitive verb. 1 : to cherish a desire with anticipation : to want something to happen or be true hopes for a promotion hoping for the best I hope so. 2 archaic : trust. transitive verb.hace 4 días
What is the verb form of hope?
/hoʊp/ [intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms. he / she / it hopes. past simple hoped. -ing form hoping.
What is the plural of hope?
hope (plural hopes)
Noun
He blushed when he saw all three pairs of eyes watching him.
She won with a pair of aces.
I got my first pair of glasses when I was eight.
His two closest friends lived in the city and the pair of them visited him often.
The dance is usually performed by a male and female pair.
Those two kids make quite a pair.
Verb
The teacher paired students with partners for the assignment.
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To give the apparel more of a rocker edge, the former The Voice coach walked out in a pair of black leather platform heels.
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The meat pairs flawlessly with the restaurant’s sauce, which trades overt sweetness for a strong vinegar kick and faint fruity profile.
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Easily pair it with your favorite maxi skirt to go straight from poolside to the beach club.
—Neha Tandon, womenshealthmag.com, 8 Apr. 2023
The car’s scissor doors open to reveal an interior that pairs black leather with olive Alcantara.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2023
Porter is a talented offensive player who pairs a large frame with serious creativity, but his strong stretches were few and far between amid a flood of turnovers and missed isolation jumpers.
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noun, plural pairs, pair.
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together: a pair of gloves; a pair of earrings.
something consisting of or regarded as having two parts or pieces joined together: a pair of scissors; a pair of slacks.
two individuals who are similar or in some way associated: a pair of liars; a pair of seal pups.
a married, engaged, or dating couple.
two mated animals.
a span or team: a pair of horses.
Government.
- two members on opposite sides in a deliberative body who for convenience, as to permit absence, arrange together to forgo voting on a given occasion.
- the arrangement thus made.
Cards.
- two playing cards of the same denomination without regard to suit or color.
- pairs, two card players who are matched together against different contestants.
Also called kinematic pair .Mechanics. two parts or pieces so connected that they mutually constrain relative motion.
Philately. two postage stamps joined together either vertically or horizontally.
a set or combination of more than two objects forming a collective whole: a pair of beads.
verb (used with object)
to arrange or designate in pairs or groups of two: She paired dancers for the waltz contest.
to form into a pair, as by matching, joining, etc.; match; couple: to pair freshly washed socks.
(of animals) to cause to mate.
verb (used without object)
to separate into pairs or groups of two (usually followed by off): to pair off for a procession.
to form a pair or pairs.
to be a member of a pair.
to match with or resemble another.
to unite in close association with another, as in a business partnership, friendship, marriage, etc.
(of animals) to mate.
Government. (in a deliberative body) to form or arrange a pair.
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Idioms about pair
grow a pair, Slang: Vulgar. to act in a stereotypically manly way, as by being brave: Stop the whining and grow a pair!
Origin of pair
1
1250–1300; Middle English paire<Old French <Latin pāria, plural (taken as feminine singular) of pār a pair. See par1
synonym study for pair
1. Pair, brace, couple, span, yoke are terms for groups of two. Pair is used of two things naturally or habitually associated in use, or necessary to each other to make a complete set: a pair of dice. It is used also of one thing composed of two similar and complementary parts: a pair of trousers. Brace is a hunter’s term, used of a pair of dogs, ducks, etc., or a pair of pistols or slugs: a brace of partridges. In couple the idea of combination or interdependence has become greatly weakened; it may be used loosely for two of anything ( a couple of apples ), and even for more than two: I have to see a couple of people. Span is used of a matched pair of horses harnessed together side by side. Yoke applies to the two animals hitched together under a yoke for drawing and pulling: a yoke of oxen.
grammar notes for pair
When used without a modifier, pairs is the only possible plural: Pairs of skaters glided over the ice. When modified by a number, pairs is the more common form, especially referring to persons: Six pairs of masked dancers led the procession. The unmarked plural pair is used mainly in reference to inanimate objects or nonhumans: He has three pair (or pairs ) of loafers. Two pair (or pairs ) of barn owls have nested on our property.
Pair signifying two individuals can take either a singular or plural verb, but it is usually followed by a plural verb and referred to by a plural pronoun: The guilty pair have not been seen since their escape.
In the sense “a set or combination of more than two objects forming a collective whole,” pair occurs chiefly in fixed phrases: a pair of beads; a pair of stairs. This use is now somewhat old-fashioned. See also collective noun, couple.
OTHER WORDS FROM pair
pairwise, adverbun·paired, adjectivewell-paired, adjective
Words nearby pair
paint roller, paint stripper, paint the town red, paintwork, painty, pair, pair bond, pairing, pairle, pair-oar, pair of compasses
Other definitions for pair (2 of 2)
adjective
French. noting any even number, especially in roulette.Compare impair.
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Words related to pair
combination, couple, duo, match, team, two, combine, marry, mate, brace, combo, deuce, doublet, duality, dyad, span, twins, twosome, yoke, balance
How to use pair in a sentence
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Some people are adamant that chocolate does not pair well with wine, period, no how, no way.
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Vancouver’s Jordie Benn and Quinn Hughes are the second-worst defensive pair in regard to shot quality allowed.
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“One pair of dry socks lives in my sleeping bag,” Oram says.
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With the pair of games next week, Maryland will be on track to finish the season with 20 conference games as planned, despite the schedule disruptions the Big Ten has navigated this season because of the pandemic.
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The second experiment, still using MTurk, added a pair of wrinkles.
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Oh, and the first press image they released was a pair of black dudes in tracksuits as a troll of sorts to NME.
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It will still carry a pair of Raytheon AIM-120 AMRAAM long-range air-to-air missiles and a pair of bombs.
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Gurley was gunned down on Nov. 20, when a pair of cops was patrolling the rough housing project.
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One of them had not been given time to get dressed; he was perp-walked wearing only a pair of boxers.
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They waved down a pair of responding cops who followed the alleged cop killer into the subway.
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He stood, with the air of a hero, both arms extended towards the amazed pair of lovers.
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Under the long lashes of low lids a pair of eyes black and insolent set off the haughty lines of her scarlet lips.
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Here the pair reached the «Dun Cow» and retired to their respective quarters.
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Since words have different meanings, we may sometimes find that a pair of words exemplify all three Laws, as plough and sword.
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The opposite of these two methods of rote learning is my method, which injects an active process between each pair of words.
British Dictionary definitions for pair (1 of 2)
noun plural pairs or functioning as singular or plural pair
two identical or similar things matched for use togethera pair of socks
two persons, animals, things, etc, used or grouped togethera pair of horses; a pair of scoundrels
an object considered to be two identical or similar things joined togethera pair of trousers
two people joined in love or marriage
a male and a female animal of the same species, esp such animals kept for breeding purposes
parliamentary procedure
- two opposed members who both agree not to vote on a specified motion or for a specific period of time
- the agreement so made
two playing cards of the same rank or denominationa pair of threes
one member of a matching pairI can’t find the pair to this glove
British and US dialect a group or set of more than two
logic maths
- a set with two members
- an ordered set with two members
verb
(often foll by off) to arrange or fall into groups of twos
to group or be grouped in matching pairsto pair socks
to join or be joined in marriage; mate or couple
(when tr, usually passive) parliamentary procedure to form or cause to form a pair18 members were paired for the last vote
Word Origin for pair
C13: from Old French paire, from Latin paria equal (things), from pār equal
usage for pair
Like other collective nouns, pair takes a singular or a plural verb according to whether it is seen as a unit or as a collection of two things: the pair are said to dislike each other; a pair of good shoes is essential
British Dictionary definitions for pair (2 of 2)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with pair
In addition to the idiom beginning with pair
- pair off
also see:
- show one’s (a clean pair of) heels
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Princeton’s WordNetRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes
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pair, bracenoun
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
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couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duadnoun
two items of the same kind
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pairnoun
two people considered as a unit
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pairverb
a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value
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pair, pair off, partner off, coupleverb
form a pair or pairs
«The two old friends paired off»
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match, mate, couple, pair, twinverb
bring two objects, ideas, or people together
«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»
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pair, geminateverb
occur in pairs
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pair, geminateverb
arrange in pairs
«Pair these numbers»
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copulate, mate, pair, coupleverb
engage in sexual intercourse
«Birds mate in the Spring»
WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes
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pairnoun
Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
I couldn’t decide which of the pair of designer shirts I preferred, so I bought the pair.
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pairnoun
Two people in a relationship, partnership (especially sexual) or friendship.
Spouses should make a great pair.
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pairnoun
Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plurale tantum)
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pairnoun
A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
A pair is harder to drive than two mounts with separate riders.
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pairnoun
A poker hand that contains of two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.
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pairnoun
A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match
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pairnoun
A double play, two outs recorded in one play
They turned a pair to end the fifth.
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pairnoun
A doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams
The Pirates took a pair from the Phillies.
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pairnoun
A pair of breasts
She’s got a gorgeous pair.
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pairverb
To bring two (animals, notably dogs) together for mating.
The wedding guests were paired boy-girl and groom’s party-bride’s party
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pairverb
To group into sets of two.
The wedding guests were paired boy-girl and groom’s party-bride’s party
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pairnoun
The exclusion of one member of a parliamentary party from a vote, if a member of the other party is absent for important personal reasons.
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PAIRnoun
Etymology: paire, Fr. par, Latin.
1. Two things suiting one another, as a pair of gloves.2. A man and wife.
O when meet now,
Such pairs in love and mutual honour join’d?
John Milton.Baucis and Philemon there
Had liv’d long marry’d and a happy pair;
Now old in love.
Dryden.3. Two of a sort; a couple; a brace.
All his lovely looks, his pleasing fires,
All his sweet motions, all his taking smiles,
He does into one pair of eyes convey.
John Suckling.The many pairs of nerves branching themselves to all the parts of the body, are wonderful to behold.
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To Pairverb
1. To join in couples.
Minds are so hardly match’d, that ev’n the first,
Tho’ pair’d by heav’n, in Paradise were curs’d.
Dryden.2. To unite as correspondent or opposite.
Turtles and doves with diff’ring hues unite,
And glossy jet is pair’d with shining white.
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To Pairverb
Etymology: from the noun.
1. To be joined in pairs; to couple.
Our dance, I pray;
Your hand, my Perdita; so turtles pair.
William Shakespeare.2. To suit; to fit as a counterpart.
Had our prince seen the hour, he had pair’d
Well with this lord; there was not a full month
Between their births.
William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.Ethelinda!
My heart was made to fit and pair with thine,
Simple and plain, and fraught with artless tenderness.
Nicholas Rowe.
Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote
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Pairnoun
a number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair or flight of stairs. «A pair of beads.» Chaucer. Beau. & Fl. «Four pair of stairs.» Macaulay. [Now mostly or quite disused, except as to stairs.]
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Pairnoun
two things of a kind, similar in form, suited to each other, and intended to be used together; as, a pair of gloves or stockings; a pair of shoes
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Pairnoun
two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a pair of horses; a pair of oxen
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Pairnoun
a married couple; a man and wife
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Pairnoun
a single thing, composed of two pieces fitted to each other and used together; as, a pair of scissors; a pair of tongs; a pair of bellows
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Pairnoun
two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a given question, or on issues of a party nature during a specified time; as, there were two pairs on the final vote
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Pairnoun
in a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion
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Pairverb
to be joined in paris; to couple; to mate, as for breeding
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Pairverb
to suit; to fit, as a counterpart
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Pairverb
same as To pair off. See phrase below
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Pairverb
to unite in couples; to form a pair of; to bring together, as things which belong together, or which complement, or are adapted to one another
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Pairverb
to engage (one’s self) with another of opposite opinions not to vote on a particular question or class of questions
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Pairverb
to impair
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Etymology: [See Impair.]
Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes
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Pair
pār, v.t. (Spens.) to impair.
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Pair
pār, n. two things equal, or suited to each other, or used together: a set of two equal or like things forming one instrument, as a pair of scissors, tongs, &c., a set of like things generally: in building, a flight of stairs: a couple: a man and his wife: two members of a legislative body, holding opposite opinions, who agree with each other to abstain from voting for a certain time, so as to permit one or both to be absent.—v.t. to join in couples.—v.i. to be joined in couples: to fit as a counterpart.—adj. Paired, arranged in pairs: set by twos of a like kind: mated.—ns. Pair′ing, an agreement between two members of a legislative body holding opposite opinions to refrain from voting, so that both may absent themselves; Pair′ing-time, the time when birds go together in pairs; Pair′-roy′al, three cards of the same denomination, esp. in cribbage.—adv. Pair′-wise, in pairs.—Pair of colours, two flags carried by a regiment, one the national ensign, the other the flag of the regiment; Pair off (see Pairing above). [Fr. paire, a couple—pair, like—L. par, equal.]
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pair
A known number as a unit.
The pair of lovebirds were always united and kissing.
Submitted by MaryC on February 15, 2020
Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes
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PAIR
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pair is ranked #14050 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Pair surname appeared 2,143 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Pair.
71.6% or 1,536 total occurrences were White.
20% or 430 total occurrences were Black.
2.6% or 56 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.3% or 51 total occurrences were of two or more races.
2.2% or 48 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
1% or 22 total occurrences were Asian.
British National Corpus
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word ‘pair’ in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1814
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word ‘pair’ in Written Corpus Frequency: #1305
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word ‘pair’ in Nouns Frequency: #585
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Numerology
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pair in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
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Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pair in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of pair in a Sentence
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Karen Crawford:
I have never seen anything like it before. The squirrel had its paw raised and the bird had its beak wide open, it was like they were going to have a fight. Karen Crawford, 59, captured the face-off as the pair appeared to be having a row over a handful of nuts on a tree trunk. In the shot, the red squirrel is perched vertically on a tree stump with its paw in the air, as the bird sits on the other side with its beak wide open. (Credit: SWNS) Perhaps even more remarkable, Crawford admitted she did not even realize she took the photos until she got home. I thought wow when I got home and saw the picture and the reaction I have had to it has been really strong.
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Kevin Westgarth:
The passion and vision of President President Glenda Glover, Dr. Mikki Allen and all of Tennessee State University’s leadership in pushing to make hockey a more diverse and inclusive sport through this feasibility study is both inspiring and humbling, through their passion and track record they will be able to create another success story for other schools and communities to chase and ideally emulate. Pair that with National Hockey League incredible community, National Hockey League fan base and wealth of community corporate partners and National Hockey League will collectively take SMASHVILLE and National Hockey League sport to new heights because of their pursuit of excellence on all fronts.
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Emanuel Wyler:
You could imagine reading a text … and every letter is a different font, or every letter is a different size, then the text is much harder to read. And this is basically what we do in codon pair deoptimization.
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Logan Pearsall Smith:
Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so jointed that they cannot be separated often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes between them.
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Herman Melville:
How it is I know not; but there is no place like a bed for confidential disclosures between friends. Man and wife, they say, there open the very bottom of their souls to each other; and some old couples often lie and chat over old times till nearly morning. Thus, then, in our hearts honeymoon, lay I and Queequeg — a cozy, loving pair.
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- زوجArabic
- параBelarusian
- двойкаBulgarian
- parellaCatalan, Valencian
- dvojice, párovat, párCzech
- Paar, PärchenGerman
- ζευγαρώνω, ζευγάριGreek
- duopo, paroEsperanto
- par, emparejarSpanish
- pariFinnish
- paireFrench
- péireIrish
- dithis, càraidScottish Gaelic
- parGalician
- párHungarian
- զույգArmenian
- tvenna, parIcelandic
- paioItalian
- ペア, カップル, 一対, 一組, 対Japanese
- 켤레, 한쌍Korean
- جووتKurdish
- parLatin
- PuerLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- pārisLatvian
- tokorua, tōpūMāori
- tokoruaMalay
- koppelen, paren, tweespan, koppel, tweetal, stel, brilstand, duo, paarDutch
- parelhOccitan
- parPortuguese
- peera, pèraRomansh
- perecheRomanian
- двойка, пара, четаRussian
- par, para, para ihopSwedish
- çiftTurkish
- параUkrainian
- جوڑاUrdu
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Synonyms
duad
,
brace
,
bracing
,
orthodontic braces
,
duet
,
dyad
,
twosome
,
gallus
,
couplet
,
bitstock
,
suspender
,
braces
,
yoke
,
twain
,
couple
,
span
,
duo
,
distich
,
pas de deux
,
coupling
,
bridge
,
match
,
mates
,
straddle
,
duette
,
partner off
,
twin
,
couple on
,
copulate
,
geminate
,
mate
,
pair off
,
couple up
,
fit
,
parallel
,
play off
,
touch
,
duplicate
,
gibe
,
equate
,
checkmate
,
meet
,
agree
,
equal
,
check
,
pit
,
equalize
,
cope with
,
tally
,
rival
,
correspond
,
equalise
,
oppose
,
jibe
,
reduplicate
Rhymes
abair
,
adair
,
adaire
,
addair
,
aer
,
affair
,
air
,
alair
,
alastair
,
allaire
,
almaguer
,
altair
,
anywhere
,
armchair
,
astaire
,
aware
,
ayre
,
baehr
,
baer
,
bahr
,
bair
,
bakeware
,
bancaire
,
bare
,
bear
,
beaufrere
,
behr
,
belair
,
belaire
,
bellemare
,
beware
,
bezaire
,
billionaire
,
blair
,
blare
,
canadair
,
care
,
chair
,
cher
,
childcare
,
clair
,
claire
,
clare
,
comair
,
compare
,
concessionaire
,
convair
,
cookware
,
corriere
,
dare
,
darr
,
daycare
,
debonair
,
declare
,
delair
,
delaware
,
derr
,
despair
,
dinnerware
,
disrepair
,
doctrinaire
,
dreher
,
earthenware
,
elsewhere
,
ensnare
,
ere
,
err
,
euromobiliare
,
everywhere
,
extraordinaire
,
eyre
,
fair
,
faire
,
fanfare
,
fare
,
fehr
,
ferre
,
flair
,
flare
,
flatware
,
footware
,
footwear
,
forebear
,
forswear
,
foursquare
,
fraire
,
frere
,
freyre
,
frontiere
,
gare
,
gehr
,
geniere
,
gisclair
,
glare
,
glassware
,
glenayre
,
groupware
,
guerre
,
hair
,
haire
,
hairr
,
hardware
,
hare
,
healthcare
,
hehr
,
heir
,
herr
,
herre
,
icelandair
,
impair
,
javier
,
jeanpierre
,
kahre
,
kehr
,
khmer
,
kitchenware
,
klare
,
knerr
,
knitwear
,
kreher
,
lair
,
lare
,
larosiere
,
laterriere
,
laware
,
leclaire
,
lefrere
,
legionnaire
,
lehr
,
lemaire
,
longhair
,
macnair
,
mair
,
mare
,
mayfair
,
mcnair
,
medicare
,
mehr
,
mer
,
midair
,
millionaire
,
mohair
,
montclair
,
multimillionaire
,
nair
,
nationair
,
neckwear
,
nightmare
,
nowhere
,
ohare
,
opere
,
outerwear
,
pare
,
pear
,
pentair
,
pershare
,
phair
,
pierre
,
plair
,
praxair
,
prayer
,
prepare
,
questionnaire
,
rare
,
reher
,
repair
,
sare
,
sayre
,
scare
,
schehr
,
scherr
,
sehr
,
serr
,
share
,
silverware
,
sinclair
,
sleepwear
,
snare
,
software
,
solitaire
,
somewhere
,
spare
,
sportswear
,
square
,
stair
,
stare
,
stehr
,
sterr
,
stoneware
,
swear
,
swimwear
,
swissair
,
tableware
,
takecare
,
tear
,
terre
,
their
,
there
,
thoroughfare
,
threadbare
,
traer
,
unaware
,
underwear
,
unfair
,
usair
,
voltaire
,
ware
,
warfare
,
wear
,
wehr
,
welfare
,
werre
,
westair
,
wheelchair
,
where
,
whitehair
,
zehr
April 11, 2023
All Dictionary
pair meaning in General Dictionary
type a pair or pairs
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- take place in sets
- engage in sexual activity
- arrange in pairs
- bring two items, a few ideas, or people together
- two components of the exact same type
- a couple of two comparable things considered as a unit
- two people regarded as a unit
- a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value
- To be joined in sets to couple to mate in terms of reproduction
- To unite in partners to form a set of to carry collectively as things which belong together or which complement or tend to be adjusted to one another
- To impair
- Many things resembling one another, or belonging
collectively; a collection; as, moobs or flight of stairs. «a couple of beads.»
Chaucer. Beau. & Fl. «Four couple of stairs.» Macaulay. [Now mostly or
very disused, except concerning stairs.] - a few things of a kind, comparable in type, suited to both,
and designed to be applied together; since, a couple of gloves or stockings; a
footwear. - Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a few; a brace; since, moobs
of ponies; a couple of oxen. - A married few; a person and spouse.
- most things, composed of two pieces fitted to one another
and used together; because, a pair of scissors; a set of tongs; a couple of
bellows. - Two people in contrary parties or viewpoint, as with a
parliamentary human anatomy, who mutually agree not to ever vote on certain question,
or on problems of a celebration nature during a specified time; since, there were
two sets regarding final vote. - In a mechanism, two elements, or systems, which are therefore used
to each other concerning mutually constrain general motion. - To be accompanied in paris; to couple; to mate, in terms of
breeding. - to accommodate; to fit, as a counterpart.
- identical to To pair off. See term below.
- To unite in partners; to create a set of; to create collectively,
as things that belong together, or which complement, or are adjusted to
each other. - to activate (one’s self) with another of reverse views
to not vote on a certain concern or class of concerns. - To impair.
pair meaning in Etymology Dictionary
«to come with another; be mated or hitched» (intransitive), also «to help make some by matching» (transitive), c.1600, from pair (letter.). These senses now usually tend to be distinguished by set off (c.1803) for the former and set up (1908) when it comes to latter. Associated: Paired; pairing.
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- mid-13c., «two of a form combined in use,» from Old French paire «pair, few,» and right from Medieval Latin paria «equals,» neuter plural of Latin par (genitive paris) «some, equivalent, equal,» noun using par (adj.) «equal, equal-sized, well-matched» (see par (n.)). Initially of things. Of people from belated 14c. Indicating «a woman’s tits» is attested from 1922. Pair relationship (v.) is first attested 1940, in mention of the wild birds mating.
pair — French to English
peer [contemporary]
Sentence Examples with the word pair
Both sexes carry lyrate horns; the shoulder-height of an adult male is about 30 in., and an average pair of horns measures 14 in.
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Englishfor English speakers
Meaning pair meaning
What does pair mean?
Definitions in simple English
pair
Noun
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A pair is two things that go together.
She has many pairs of shoes, but she only has one pair of pants.
Those two make a lovely pair, don‘t they.
pair
Verb
—
If you pair two people or things, you put them together.
Young women were often paired with older men.
They paired up at the dance.
pair
—
noun
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
—
noun
(= couple)
two items of the same kind
—
noun
two people considered as a unit
—
verb
(= pair off)
form a pair or pairs
The two old friends paired off
—
verb
(= match, couple)
bring two objects, ideas, or people together
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
—
verb
occur in pairs
—
verb
arrange in pairs
Pair these numbers
—
noun
a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value
—
verb
(= mate)
engage in sexual intercourse
Birds mate in the Spring
Synonyms pair synonyms
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Topics pair topics
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Conjugation pair conjugation
How do you conjugate pair?
pair · verb
Present I pair
Positive I pair
Singular
1st person I pair
2nd person you pair
3rd person he/she/it pairs
Plural
1st person we pair
2nd person you pair
3rd person they pair
Negative I don’t pair
Singular
1st person I don’t pair I do not pair
2nd person you don’t pair you do not pair
3rd person he/she/it doesn’t pair he/she/it does not pair
Plural
1st person we don’t pair we do not pair
2nd person you don’t pair you do not pair
3rd person they don’t pair they do not pair
Question do I pair?
Singular
1st person do I pair?
2nd person do you pair?
3rd person does he/she/it pair?
Plural
1st person do we pair?
2nd person do you pair?
3rd person do they pair?
Negative question don’t I pair?
Singular
1st person don’t I pair? do I not pair?
2nd person don’t you pair? do you not pair?
3rd person doesn’t he/she/it pair? does he/she/it not pair?
Plural
1st person don’t we pair? do we not pair?
2nd person don’t you pair? do you not pair?
3rd person don’t they pair? do they not pair?
Past I paired
Positive I paired
Singular
1st person I paired
2nd person you paired
3rd person he/she/it paired
Plural
1st person we paired
2nd person you paired
3rd person they paired
Negative I didn’t pair
Singular
1st person I didn’t pair I did not pair
2nd person you didn’t pair you did not pair
3rd person he/she/it didn’t pair he/she/it did not pair
Plural
1st person we didn’t pair we did not pair
2nd person you didn’t pair you did not pair
3rd person they didn’t pair they did not pair
Question did I pair?
Singular
1st person did I pair?
2nd person did you pair?
3rd person did he/she/it pair?
Plural
1st person did we pair?
2nd person did you pair?
3rd person did they pair?
Negative question didn’t I pair?
Singular
1st person didn’t I pair? did I not pair?
2nd person didn’t you pair? did you not pair?
3rd person didn’t he/she/it pair? did he/she/it not pair?
Plural
1st person didn’t we pair? did we not pair?
2nd person didn’t you pair? did you not pair?
3rd person didn’t they pair? did they not pair?
Future I‘ll pair
Positive I‘ll pair
Singular
1st person I‘ll pair I will pair
2nd person you‘ll pair you will pair
3rd person he/she/it‘ll pair he/she/it will pair
Plural
1st person we‘ll pair we will pair
2nd person you‘ll pair you will pair
3rd person they‘ll pair they will pair
Negative I won’t pair
Singular
1st person I won’t pair I will not pair
2nd person you won’t pair you will not pair
3rd person he/she/it won’t pair he/she/it will not pair
Plural
1st person we won’t pair we will not pair
2nd person you won’t pair you will not pair
3rd person they won’t pair they will not pair
Question will I pair?
Singular
1st person will I pair?
2nd person will you pair?
3rd person will he/she/it pair?
Plural
1st person will we pair?
2nd person will you pair?
3rd person will they pair?
Negative question won’t I pair?
Singular
1st person won’t I pair? will I not pair?
2nd person won’t you pair? will you not pair?
3rd person won’t he/she/it pair? will he/she/it not pair?
Plural
1st person won’t we pair? will we not pair?
2nd person won’t you pair? will you not pair?
3rd person won’t they pair? will they not pair?
Conditional I‘d pair
Positive I‘d pair
Singular
1st person I‘d pair I would pair
2nd person you‘d pair you would pair
3rd person he/she/it‘d pair he/she/it would pair
Plural
1st person we‘d pair we would pair
2nd person you‘d pair you would pair
3rd person they‘d pair they would pair
Negative I wouldn’t pair
Singular
1st person I wouldn’t pair I would not pair
2nd person you wouldn’t pair you would not pair
3rd person he/she/it wouldn’t pair he/she/it would not pair
Plural
1st person we wouldn’t pair we would not pair
2nd person you wouldn’t pair you would not pair
3rd person they wouldn’t pair they would not pair
Question would I pair?
Singular
1st person would I pair?
2nd person would you pair?
3rd person would he/she/it pair?
Plural
1st person would we pair?
2nd person would you pair?
3rd person would they pair?
Negative question wouldn’t I pair?
Singular
1st person wouldn’t I pair? would I not pair?
2nd person wouldn’t you pair? would you not pair?
3rd person wouldn’t he/she/it pair? would he/she/it not pair?
Plural
1st person wouldn’t we pair? would we not pair?
2nd person wouldn’t you pair? would you not pair?
3rd person wouldn’t they pair? would they not pair?
Present continuous I‘m pairing
Positive I‘m pairing
Singular
1st person I‘m pairing I am pairing
2nd person you‘re pairing you are pairing
3rd person he/she/it‘s pairing he/she/it is pairing
Plural
1st person we‘re pairing we are pairing
2nd person you‘re pairing you are pairing
3rd person they‘re pairing they are pairing
Negative I‘m not pairing
Singular
1st person I‘m not pairing I am not pairing
2nd person you aren’t pairing you‘re not pairing you are not pairing
3rd person he/she/it isn’t pairing he/she/it‘s not pairing he/she/it is not pairing
Plural
1st person we aren’t pairing we‘re not pairing we are not pairing
2nd person you aren’t pairing you‘re not pairing you are not pairing
3rd person they aren’t pairing they‘re not pairing they are not pairing
Question am I pairing?
Singular
1st person am I pairing?
2nd person are you pairing?
3rd person is he/she/it pairing?
Plural
1st person are we pairing?
2nd person are you pairing?
3rd person are they pairing?
Negative question aren’t I pairing?
Singular
1st person aren’t I pairing? am I not pairing?
2nd person aren’t you pairing? are you not pairing?
3rd person isn’t he/she/it pairing? is he/she/it not pairing?
Plural
1st person aren’t we pairing? are we not pairing?
2nd person aren’t you pairing? are you not pairing?
3rd person aren’t they pairing? are they not pairing?
Past continuous I was pairing
Positive I was pairing
Singular
1st person I was pairing
2nd person you were pairing
3rd person he/she/it was pairing
Plural
1st person we were pairing
2nd person you were pairing
3rd person they were pairing
Negative I wasn’t pairing
Singular
1st person I wasn’t pairing I was not pairing
2nd person you weren’t pairing you were not pairing
3rd person he/she/it wasn’t pairing he/she/it was not pairing
Plural
1st person we weren’t pairing we were not pairing
2nd person you weren’t pairing you were not pairing
3rd person they weren’t pairing they were not pairing
Question was I pairing?
Singular
1st person was I pairing?
2nd person were you pairing?
3rd person was he/she/it pairing?
Plural
1st person were we pairing?
2nd person were you pairing?
3rd person were they pairing?
Negative question wasn’t I pairing?
Singular
1st person wasn’t I pairing? was I not pairing?
2nd person weren’t you pairing? were you not pairing?
3rd person wasn’t he/she/it pairing? was he/she/it not pairing?
Plural
1st person weren’t we pairing? were we not pairing?
2nd person weren’t you pairing? were you not pairing?
3rd person weren’t they pairing? were they not pairing?
Future continuous I‘ll be pairing
Positive I‘ll be pairing
Singular
1st person I‘ll be pairing I will be pairing
2nd person you‘ll be pairing you will be pairing
3rd person he/she/it‘ll be pairing he/she/it will be pairing
Plural
1st person we‘ll be pairing we will be pairing
2nd person you‘ll be pairing you will be pairing
3rd person they‘ll be pairing they will be pairing
Negative I won’t be pairing
Singular
1st person I won’t be pairing I will not be pairing
2nd person you won’t be pairing you will not be pairing
3rd person he/she/it won’t be pairing he/she/it will not be pairing
Plural
1st person we won’t be pairing we will not be pairing
2nd person you won’t be pairing you will not be pairing
3rd person they won’t be pairing they will not be pairing
Question will I be pairing?
Singular
1st person will I be pairing?
2nd person will you be pairing?
3rd person will he/she/it be pairing?
Plural
1st person will we be pairing?
2nd person will you be pairing?
3rd person will they be pairing?
Negative question won’t I be pairing?
Singular
1st person won’t I be pairing? will I not be pairing?
2nd person won’t you be pairing? will you not be pairing?
3rd person won’t he/she/it be pairing? will he/she/it not be pairing?
Plural
1st person won’t we be pairing? will we not be pairing?
2nd person won’t you be pairing? will you not be pairing?
3rd person won’t they be pairing? will they not be pairing?
Conditional continuous I‘d be pairing
Positive I‘d be pairing
Singular
1st person I‘d be pairing I would be pairing
2nd person you‘d be pairing you would be pairing
3rd person he/she/it‘d be pairing he/she/it would be pairing
Plural
1st person we‘d be pairing we would be pairing
2nd person you‘d be pairing you would be pairing
3rd person they‘d be pairing they would be pairing
Negative I wouldn’t be pairing
Singular
1st person I wouldn’t be pairing I would not be pairing
2nd person you wouldn’t be pairing you would not be pairing
3rd person he/she/it wouldn’t be pairing he/she/it would not be pairing
Plural
1st person we wouldn’t be pairing we would not be pairing
2nd person you wouldn’t be pairing you would not be pairing
3rd person they wouldn’t be pairing they would not be pairing
Question would I be pairing?
Singular
1st person would I be pairing?
2nd person would you be pairing?
3rd person would he/she/it be pairing?
Plural
1st person would we be pairing?
2nd person would you be pairing?
3rd person would they be pairing?
Negative question wouldn’t I be pairing?
Singular
1st person wouldn’t I be pairing? would I not be pairing?
2nd person wouldn’t you be pairing? would you not be pairing?
3rd person wouldn’t he/she/it be pairing? would he/she/it not be pairing?
Plural
1st person wouldn’t we be pairing? would we not be pairing?
2nd person wouldn’t you be pairing? would you not be pairing?
3rd person wouldn’t they be pairing? would they not be pairing?
Present perfect I‘ve paired
Positive I‘ve paired
Singular
1st person I‘ve paired I have paired
2nd person you‘ve paired you have paired
3rd person he/she/it‘s paired he/she/it has paired
Plural
1st person we‘ve paired we have paired
2nd person you‘ve paired you have paired
3rd person they‘ve paired they have paired
Negative I haven’t paired
Singular
1st person I haven’t paired I have not paired
2nd person you haven’t paired you have not paired
3rd person he/she/it hasn’t paired he/she/it has not paired
Plural
1st person we haven’t paired we have not paired
2nd person you haven’t paired you have not paired
3rd person they haven’t paired they have not paired
Question have I paired?
Singular
1st person have I paired?
2nd person have you paired?
3rd person has he/she/it paired?
Plural
1st person have we paired?
2nd person have you paired?
3rd person have they paired?
Negative question haven’t I paired?
Singular
1st person haven’t I paired? have I not paired?
2nd person haven’t you paired? have you not paired?
3rd person hasn’t he/she/it paired? has he/she/it not paired?
Plural
1st person haven’t we paired? have we not paired?
2nd person haven’t you paired? have you not paired?
3rd person haven’t they paired? have they not paired?
Past perfect I had paired
Positive I had paired
Singular
1st person I had paired
2nd person you had paired
3rd person he/she/it had paired
Plural
1st person we had paired
2nd person you had paired
3rd person they had paired
Negative I hadn’t paired
Singular
1st person I hadn’t paired I had not paired
2nd person you hadn’t paired you had not paired
3rd person he/she/it hadn’t paired he/she/it had not paired
Plural
1st person we hadn’t paired we had not paired
2nd person you hadn’t paired you had not paired
3rd person they hadn’t paired they had not paired
Question had I paired?
Singular
1st person had I paired?
2nd person had you paired?
3rd person had he/she/it paired?
Plural
1st person had we paired?
2nd person had you paired?
3rd person had they paired?
Negative question hadn’t I paired?
Singular
1st person hadn’t I paired? had I not paired?
2nd person hadn’t you paired? had you not paired?
3rd person hadn’t he/she/it paired? had he/she/it not paired?
Plural
1st person hadn’t we paired? had we not paired?
2nd person hadn’t you paired? had you not paired?
3rd person hadn’t they paired? had they not paired?
Future perfect I‘ll have paired
Positive I‘ll have paired
Singular
1st person I‘ll have paired I will have paired
2nd person you‘ll have paired you will have paired
3rd person he/she/it‘ll have paired he/she/it will have paired
Plural
1st person we‘ll have paired we will have paired
2nd person you‘ll have paired you will have paired
3rd person they‘ll have paired they will have paired
Negative I won’t have paired
Singular
1st person I won’t have paired I will not have paired
2nd person you won’t have paired you will not have paired
3rd person he/she/it won’t have paired he/she/it will not have paired
Plural
1st person we won’t have paired we will not have paired
2nd person you won’t have paired you will not have paired
3rd person they won’t have paired they will not have paired
Question +’ll I have paired?
Singular
1st person +’ll I have paired? will I have paired?
2nd person +’ll you have paired? will you have paired?
3rd person +’ll he/she/it have paired? will he/she/it have paired?
Plural
1st person +’ll we have paired? will we have paired?
2nd person +’ll you have paired? will you have paired?
3rd person +’ll they have paired? will they have paired?
Negative question won’t I have paired?
Singular
1st person won’t I have paired? will I not have paired?
2nd person won’t you have paired? will you not have paired?
3rd person won’t he/she/it have paired? will he/she/it not have paired?
Plural
1st person won’t we have paired? will we not have paired?
2nd person won’t you have paired? will you not have paired?
3rd person won’t they have paired? will they not have paired?
Conditional perfect I‘d have paired
Positive I‘d have paired
Singular
1st person I‘d have paired I would have paired
2nd person you‘d have paired you would have paired
3rd person he/she/it‘d have paired he/she/it would have paired
Plural
1st person we‘d have paired we would have paired
2nd person you‘d have paired you would have paired
3rd person they‘d have paired they would have paired
Negative I wouldn’t have paired
Singular
1st person I wouldn’t have paired I would not have paired
2nd person you wouldn’t have paired you would not have paired
3rd person he/she/it wouldn’t have paired he/she/it would not have paired
Plural
1st person we wouldn’t have paired we would not have paired
2nd person you wouldn’t have paired you would not have paired
3rd person they wouldn’t have paired they would not have paired
Question would I have paired?
Singular
1st person would I have paired?
2nd person would you have paired?
3rd person would he/she/it have paired?
Plural
1st person would we have paired?
2nd person would you have paired?
3rd person would they have paired?
Negative question wouldn’t I have paired?
Singular
1st person wouldn’t I have paired? would I not have paired?
2nd person wouldn’t you have paired? would you not have paired?
3rd person wouldn’t he/she/it have paired? would he/she/it not have paired?
Plural
1st person wouldn’t we have paired? would we not have paired?
2nd person wouldn’t you have paired? would you not have paired?
3rd person wouldn’t they have paired? would they not have paired?
Imperative pair!
Positive
you pair!
we let’s pair!
Negative
you don’t pair!
we let’s not pair!
Examples pair examples
How do I use pair in a sentence?
Simple sentences
I cut the paper with a pair of scissors.
Although I had twice taken a pair of pills, my headache did not go away.
I bought a pair of leather shoes.
I‘m wearing a pair of new shoes.
I‘ve bought a new pair of sunglasses.
I bought a pair of shoes.
Yoshio said he would pay as much as 15000 yen for a new pair of basketball shoes, but I thought that was quite expensive.
There is a pair of scissors on the desk.
Pocket calculators are as cheap to buy as a pair of socks, and as essential to thousands of British school children as a pencil and eraser.
A pair of leather gloves is a must when you work with these machines.
I need a pair of scissors to cut this paper.
This pair of shoes doesn‘t fit me.
This pair of shoes is a size larger.
Whose is this pair of stockings?
This pair of trousers is just right for me.
I haven‘t bought a pair of shoes for six months; I deserve a new pair so I think I‘ll go buy them!
A pair of gloves was left in the taxi.
This pair of lovers were carrying on an ardent correspondence.
I found a pair of gloves under the chair.
A pair of canaries are her only friends.
I found nothing but a pair of scissors.
My new pair of shoes are made of leather.
I bought a pair of boots.
I must buy a pair of shoes.
I bought a pair of gloves.
I left my new pair of gloves in the library.
Movie subtitles
And just like Jesus, I‘m growing a pair!
And you are the perfect height to pair with Phillip‘s friend, Daniel, who stopped growing after being a kid gymnast.
Oh, my gosh, Valencia, if you knew what went into having a pair of monsters like these, you would never think about getting them again.
Uh. Mr. J, you wouldn‘t happen to have a pair of binoculars, would you?
Nurse Crane needs fresh gas and air and an extra pair of hands at Mrs Antoine‘s.
But if we let her loose, Barbara will be coming down the aisle in a pair of curtains and a pelmet.
As in a pair of grooming scissors.
I distinctly recall seeing a pair of curved ones in your possession yesterday.
I‘ll buy you another pair.
Mr. Christopher denies ever owning a pair, and Mrs. Frizzel claims that she‘s buried hers.
Yesterday, you showed me a pair of scissors that were not unlike the ones used.
Did you procure a second pair to cover your tracks?
I dropped my pair somewhere in the arena and Roger was in desperate need of a little trim.
Would you like a pair of nail scissors for Christmas?
Would you wash a pair of socks for me?
Nothing but a pair of thieves.
Hey, I got pair of shoes.
But I gotta kill me a pair of skunks, back apiece on the road to Santa Fe.
Beautiful pair of shoulders.
Compared with them, we were a pair of sober sods.
Take a pair of rabbits who get stuck on each other and begin to woo, and pretty soon you find a million more rabbits who say I love you.
I haven‘t got a pair of pants to my name with a full set of buttons on them.
Oh, I wouldn‘t touch her with your best pair of rubber gloves!
And a pair of dark glasses?
Let me have a dressing gown and pyjamas and a pair of gloves.
My dear child, if you‘d seen as many legs as I have. you‘d get more excited about a pair of crutches.
Now to show you my heart‘s in the right place I‘ll give you my best pair of pyjamas.
Alright. We know the murder weapon to be a curved pair of grooming scissors, and three of our suspects have been unable to produce theirs.
They‘re the best pair in the army!
That‘s a marvellous pair of boots.
I could use a couple of dresses and a pair of silk stockings right now.
News and current affairs
Policymakers should pair fiscal measures to ameliorate the jobs and investment deficits now with a multi—year plan to reduce the long—run fiscal deficit gradually.
In 1952, Alan Turing—best known for his work on computation and the mind—proposed a mathematical model consisting of a pair of equations describing the reaction and diffusion of two imaginary chemicals.
On the one hand, there‘s the safe pair of hands personified by Jean—Claude Juncker, the veteran prime minister of tiny Luxembourg, who knows the ins and outs of the EU‘s political machinery and chairs the euro zone‘s ministerial set—up.
An enduring memory from my own recent visit to its capital Chisinau is the election poster of a local politician called Lupu, who holds a pair of spectacles to his eyes, whether to suggest visions or wisdom isn‘t clear.
At the same time, Bernanke is inheriting a pair of economic vulnerabilities that are unusual by historical standards, and that did not precede the Great Depression of the 1930′s.
There, Betsey has a pair of, um, endowments that mean that she‘s better at inputs.
Others have protested that the film shows Indians as conniving, unprincipled, and ruthless, and that the only compassionate people in the film are a pair of white tourists who give the protagonist some money.
Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti is a safe pair of hands for the country‘s fiscal policy, yet the government has been unable to revive economic growth.
It is an almost pagan sacrifice: in the farm‘s backyard the animal is held down by a pair of strong men, the pig squealing as much as it can.
Whichever man wins will face Bolivia‘s seemingly intractable pair of ills: social—exclusion and poverty.
It is hard to see why I am less entitled to privacy because I am turned on by a Nazi uniform than I would be if I were excited by a pair of knickers.
If guided by the spirit of multilateralism, the Franco—German pair pulls Europe together.
Genetically modified mice either lack a specific gene or gene—pair (knock—out mice) or carry a piece of foreign DNA integrated into their own chromosomes (transgenic mice), and are used to deduce the functions of particular genes.
The basic discovery of BCS was that if the electrons pair up, those couples could indeed superconduct.
How can one pair electrons without ions holding them together, thereby enabling higher—temperature superconductors?
In the case of Argentina, a pair of massive IMF loans in 2000 and 2001 ultimately only delayed the inevitable harsh adjustment, and made the country‘s ultimate default even more traumatic.
It wants to pair the PPP with the discredited PML—Q and isolate the PML—N.
Indonesia recently witnessed a pair of dramatic releases: one a radical Muslim cleric from prison, the other a saucy men‘s magazine from its editors.
Instead, almost miraculously, we got an absolutely first—rate economist, a safe pair of hands to guide the global economy.
In terms of countries, the obvious new pair comprises the US, the world‘s largest debtor, and China, its greatest saver.
More importantly, with the end of the Cold War, the Soviet Union was no longer available as an Indian ally, and the US began to assess India and Pakistan in terms of separate interests, rather than as a pair linked in a South Asia balance of power.
It is an almost pagan sacrifice: in the farm‘s backyard the animal is held down by a pair of strong men, the pig squealing as much as it can. Suddenly, a third man cuts the pig‘s throat, a fountain of blood sprinkling everyone.
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What are pairing words?
Common Word Pairs
| Adam and Eve | life or death |
|---|---|
| cream and sugar | read and write |
| crime and punishment | right and/or wrong |
| cup and saucer | rise and fall |
| dead or alive | salt and pepper |
What pair means?
Certain words go together like bread and water. Bread and water is an example of a word pair that is always used in that order. In other words, we don’t say water and bread. This type of word pair is called nonreversible. In many ways, they are like collocations — words that usually go together.
What are two words that go together?
What is a collocation? A collocation is two or more words that often go together.
What are examples of pairs?
Pair means two similar things, often used together, or two persons or animals. An example of a pair is two sneakers, one for the left foot and one for the right foot. An example of a pair is two people who are going to get married. Two playing cards of the same denomination.
What does 2 pairs mean?
2 or two pairs : a pair of one denomination and another of different denomination held in the same hand in poker and ranking between one pair and triplets — see poker illustration. two-pair. adjective. Definition of two-pair (Entry 2 of 2)
What is a 2 pair sentence?
2 pairs sentences. 2 pairs sentences begin with 2 pairs of related adjectives: Exhausted and worried, cold and hungry, they did not know how much further they had to go.. adjective.
How do you use the word pair?
Pair sentence example
- Carmen made a ball out of a pair of socks.
- You two make a fine pair , you know that?
- Bianca put on a pair of jeans and a T-shirt.
- I saw a pair on your car out there.
- Slipping into a pair of tennis shoes, she headed for the kitchen.
- Molly smiled and the pair and dog left.
What is a paired sentence?
In English grammar, a paired construction is a balanced arrangement of two roughly equal parts in a sentence. By convention, items in a paired construction appear in parallel grammatical form: a noun phrase is paired with another noun phrase, an -ing form with another -ing form, and so on.
What is a last word first word sentence?
The objective is for the group or pair to tell a story collectively. The first person starts the story by stating the first sentence or two. The next person has to start their sentence (or two) with the last word of the previous person’s last sentence.
What words are no longer used?
Here are seven words I think we should start using again immediately.
- Facetious. Pronounced “fah-see-shuss”, this word describes when someone doesn’t take a situation seriously, which ironically is very serious indeed.
- Henceforth.
- Ostentatious.
- Morrow.
- Crapulous.
- Kerfuffle.
- Obsequious.
What is it called when you repeat the last word in a sentence?
Palilalia is derived from the Greek word pálin, meaning “again,” and laliá, meaning “speech” or “to talk.” Palilalia was originally described in 1908 by Alexandre-Achille Souques. In palilalia the patient repeats the last one or two words of a sentence, often with increasing rapidity and decreasing volume.
What disease makes you repeat yourself?
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) affects one’s ability to process information and interferes with one functioning. It is often described as though the mind is stuck on “repeat” or on a loop with one constantly recurring thought or urge.
What does Verbigeration mean?
Verbigeration is obsessive repetition of random words. However, verbigeration occurs when a person repeats words without a stimulus.
What is Ganser syndrome?
Ganser syndrome is a rare type of condition in which a person deliberately and consciously acts as if they have a physical or mental illness when they are not really sick. People with Ganser syndrome mimic behavior that is typical of a mental illness, such as schizophrenia.
What is neologism example?
“Webinar,” “malware,” “netroots,” and “blogosphere” are just a few examples of modern-day neologisms that have been integrated into American English. The word neologism was itself a brand-new coinage at the beginning of the 19th century, when English speakers first borrowed it from the French nèologisme.
What is it called when a person repeats themselves?
Palilalia (from the Greek πάλιν (pálin) meaning “again” and λαλιά (laliá) meaning “speech” or “to talk”), a complex tic, is a language disorder characterized by the involuntary repetition of syllables, words, or phrases.
What is it called when someone repeats everything you say?
Psychiatry. Echolalia is the unsolicited repetition of vocalizations made by another person (when repeated by the same person, it is called palilalia).
What causes a person to repeat the same thing over and over?
The person’s repetitive questions may suggest both a need for information and an emotional need. Repeated stories often represent highly significant memories. The person may repeat themselves because they want to communicate and cannot find anything else to say.
What does parroting someone mean?
to repeat exactly what someone else says, without understanding it or thinking about its meaning: She doesn’t have an original thought in her head – she just parrots anything that Sara says.
What causes a person to repeat things over and over?
Repeating may be done to assuage a fear. Someone may repeat saying the same thing over and over because they were are worried the person they’re speaking to didn’t understand. So, the fear of being misunderstood in this case is the obsession, and the repeating is the compulsion.
How early can Dementia start?
Dementia is more common in people over the age of 65, but it can also affect younger people. Early onset of the disease can begin when people are in their 30s, 40s, or 50s.
What does it mean when you repeat yourself a lot?
Originally Answered: What does it mean when you repeat yourself a lot? Sometimes it means you have a neurological problem that causes you to perseverate. You don’t remember. Or you could just be self absorbed.
Why do I say the same thing twice?
A tautology is an expression or phrase that says the same thing twice, just in a different way. For this reason, a tautology is usually undesirable, as it can make you sound wordier than you need to be, and make you appear foolish. Sometimes a tautology involves just a few words that mean the same thing.
Why do I repeat myself in conversations?
If you mean that you repeat yourself when speaking with others, you may be trying to think through issues that you have not yet finalized your opinion about. It is common to talk out loud about problems as one tries to sort them out. It could also mean that you have some social anxiety.
How do I stop myself from repeating myself?
How To Stop Repeating Yourself And Start Speaking With Power
- Stop moving. Before addressing your class, stop moving and stand in one place.
- Ask for attention. Ask for your students’ attention using a normal speaking voice.
- Say it once.
- Pause.
- Ask a negative.
- Give your “Go” signal.
- Don’t help.
- Do not repeat.