Definition/Meaning of pair

• English - Noun: pair (plural pairs or (archaic or dialectal) pair) Two alike or identical thing s taken together ; often followed by of. I couldn't decide which of the pair of designer shirts I preferred, so I bought the pair . 1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I,…
• English - Verb: pair (third-person singular simple present pairs, present participle pairing, simple past and past participle paired) (transitive) To group into one or more sets of two. The wedding guests were paired boy/girl and groom's party/bride's party. a. 1744, Alexander Pope, “Sappho to Phaon”, in John Wilson Croker, editor, The Works of Alexander Pope, new edition, volume I, J. Murray, published 1871,…
• English - Anagrams: PIRA
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. From Middle English paire , from Old French paire, from Latin paria (“equals”), neuter plural of par (“pair”). Related to pār (“equal”, adjective). Compare Saterland Frisian Poor (“pair”), West Frisian pear (“pair”), Dutch paar (“pair”), German Paar (“pair”), Italian paio (“pair”) Etymology 2. From Middle English pairen , peiren , shortened form of apeiren , empeiren , from Old…
• English - Pronunciation: (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /pɛə/ (Canada, General American) IPA: /pɛɹ/ (Australia) IPA: /peː/ (New Zealand) IPA: /peə/ IPA: /piə/ , /pɜː/ (Scotland) IPA: /peɹ/ Homophone: pare Homophone: pear Homophone: pere Homophone: peer Homophone: pier (both cheer–chair merger) Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)