pair

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.1 Homophones 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Catalan 2.1 Verb 3 French 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Adjective 3.3.1 Antonyms 3.3.2 Related terms 3.4 Noun 3.4.1 Antonyms 3.5 Anagrams 4 Romansch 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: pâr, IPA: /peə(r)/, SAMPA: /pe@(r)/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ɛə(r)

[edit] Homophones

• pare
• pear

[edit] Noun

pair (plural pairs or pair)

1. 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.

2. Two people in a relationship, partnership (especially sexual) or friendship.

   Spouses should make a great pair.

3. Used in the plurale tantum names of some garments and other symmetrical objects that have two similar parts or complementary halves.

   a pair of scissors; a pair of spectacles; a pair of jeans

   but not a pair of cymbals

4. A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.

   A pair is harder to drive then two mounts with separate riders.

5. (card games) A poker hand that contains of two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.
6. (cricket) A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match
7. (baseball, informal) A double play, two outs recorded in one play

   They turned a pair to end the fifth.

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

   The Pirates took a pair from the Phillies.

9. (slang) A pair of breasts

   She's got a gorgeous pair.

[edit] Synonyms

• duo
• (pair of breasts): see WikiSaurus:breasts

[edit] Derived terms

• pair-horse
• pair-oar(ed)
• pair production
• pair skating
• king pair, royal pair
• on a pair

[edit] Translations

• German: Paar n.
• Italian: paio m. (plural: paia f.) (1,2)
• Vietnamese: đôi, cặp

[edit] Verb

to pair (third-person singular simple present pairs, present participle pairing, simple past and past participle paired)

1. (transitive) To put two (people, sets or things) together.

   The wedding guests were paired boy-girl and groom's party-bride's party

2. (transitive) To bring two (animals, notably dogs) together for mating.

[edit] Derived terms

• pairing

[edit] Related terms

• pair off
• pair up
• parity

[edit] Translations

• Dutch: paren nl(nl), koppelen nl(nl)

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aipr
• PIRA

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Verb

pair

1. To digest

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin par 'equal'

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /pɛʁ/

[edit] Adjective

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

1. (number) even

[edit] Antonyms

• impair

[edit] Related terms

• parité

[edit] Noun

pair m. (plural pairs)

1. A peer, high nobleman/vassal (as in peer of the realm)
2. In tennis, the score deuce

[edit] Antonyms

• pari m.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aipr
• pari
• pria
• ripa

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[edit] Romansch

[edit] Etymology

Latin pirum

[edit] Noun

pair

1. A pear