pair
- Top 3000
Sense 1
- noun
- A1
Two things of the same kind that belong together, or two people who do something together.
I need a new pair of scissors; these barely cut paper.
She keeps a spare pair of glasses in her desk drawer.
Two pairs of socks vanished somewhere inside the washing machine.
Each pair of hikers carried one map and one whistle.
Common collocations: a pair of shoes · a pair of scissors · a spare pair · work in pairs · a pair of gloves
Part of: Numbers and quantity, Clothes, School and teaching
Sense 2 · less common
- verb
- B1
To put two things or two people together so that they match or work as a set of two.
Pair each English word with its Czech translation on the worksheet.
My headphones refuse to pair with this old laptop.
The coach pairs a beginner with an experienced swimmer every session.
Common collocations: pair something with something · pair up · pair devices · be paired together
Part of: Numbers and quantity, Science and technology, School and teaching