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pair(2)(dictionary)
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pair 2, verb (oh)



2 v
[I,T usually passive] to put people or things into groups of two, or to form groups of two
be paired with sb
::We were each paired with a newcomer to help with training.
also pair up
[I] if animals pair, they come together in order to breed
pair off phr v
to come together or bring two people together to have a romantic relationship
::All the others were pairing off and I was left on my own.
pair sb off with sb
::My aunt was forever pairing me off with unsuitable men.
pair up phr v
BrE to become friends and start to have a relationship
::We learned later that he and Tanya had paired up.
to work together to do something or to put two people together to do something
::They first paired up in the screen adaptation of 'Grease'.
pair sb ¡û¡ú up
::They have paired up writers and artists, and commissioned linked works.
if animals pair up, they come together in order to breed