Pair | Mean of pair in English Dictionary

/ˈpeɚ/

• Noun
• two things that are the same and are meant to be used together
1. a pair of gloves
2. a pair of shoes/socks
3. He blushed when he saw all three pairs of eyes watching him.
4. She won with a pair of aces.
5. I can't do everything at once—I've only got one pair of hands. [=I am only one person]
6. It will take two pairs of hands [=two people] to move this rock.
• a thing that has two parts which are joined
1. a pair of scissors
2. a pair of pants/underwear
3. I got my first pair of glasses when I was eight.
• two people who are related in some way or who do something together
1. His two closest friends lived in the city and the pair of them visited him often.
2. The dance is usually performed by a male and female pair.
3. Those two kids make quite a pair.

• two animals that mate together
1. To avoid competition, breeding/mating pairs stay away from other male chimpanzees.
2. A pair of parrots can raise one chick each year.
• in a group of two people or things
1. The teacher let the students work in pairs on the assignment.
2. They walked down the aisle in pairs.
• Verb
• to put (two people or things) together
1. The teacher paired students with partners for the assignment.
2. We met when we were paired to work together on the project.
3. The suit is paired with black shoes for a sophisticated look.
4. The fish was paired with a white wine.
• to join together in a romantic relationship
1. He hated being single while his friends were pairing off and having kids.
• to join with someone or something else to form a group of two
1. People paired off for the next dance.
2. She paired the students off. = She paired off the students.
• to join together or to cause (two people or things) to join together for a purpose, job, etc.
1. The two organizations paired up to educate the public about the threat of global warming.
2. They paired me up with a new partner for the last game.
3. The program pairs up volunteers with children who need help learning to read.