Meaning of "pair" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PAIR

From Old French paire, from Latin paria equal (things), from pār equal.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PAIR

pair  [pɛə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAIR

Pair is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb pair in English.

WHAT DOES PAIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pair

The word pair, derived via the French words pair/paire from the Latin par 'equal', can refer to: ▪ 2, two of something, a pair ▪ Topological pair, an inclusion of topological spaces ▪ Tuple ▪ Product type ▪ Au pair, a work agreement ▪ Couple, various senses for two joined things ▪ Even number, in roulette etc. ▪ Ordered pair, in Mathematics and set theory ▪ Twisted pair, a couple of electric wires twisted together ▪ Pair, matching of members unable to attend, so as not to change the voting margin ▪ Pair, the French equivalent of peer, holder of a French Pairie, French high title roughly equivalent to a member of the British peerage ▪ Pair, a member of the Prussian House of Lords ▪ Pair: "getting a pair" means being out for 0 in both innings of a match ▪ A handshaking process in Bluetooth communications ▪ Pair, Pressure of air in a system ▪ A team in pair skating ▪ PAIR, the research group Pain & Autonomics - Integrative Research at the University of Jena in Germany ▪ Pair, a mobile application for a couple ▪ Pair of lead actors or performers, appearing in many films etc.

Definition of pair in the English dictionary

The first definition of pair in the dictionary is two identical or similar things matched for use together. Other definition of pair is two persons, animals, things, etc, used or grouped together. Pair is also an object considered to be two identical or similar things joined together.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PAIR

PRESENT

Present

I pair

you pair

he/she/it pairs

we pair

you pair

they pair

Present continuous

I am pairing

you are pairing

he/she/it is pairing

we are pairing

you are pairing

they are pairing

Present perfect

I have paired

you have paired

he/she/it has paired

we have paired

you have paired

they have paired

Present perfect continuous

I have been pairing

you have been pairing

he/she/it has been pairing

we have been pairing

you have been pairing

they have been pairing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I paired

you paired

he/she/it paired

we paired

you paired

they paired

Past continuous

I was pairing

you were pairing

he/she/it was pairing

we were pairing

you were pairing

they were pairing

Past perfect

I had paired

you had paired

he/she/it had paired

we had paired

you had paired

they had paired

Past perfect continuous

I had been pairing

you had been pairing

he/she/it had been pairing

we had been pairing

you had been pairing

they had been pairing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will pair

you will pair

he/she/it will pair

we will pair

you will pair

they will pair

Future continuous

I will be pairing

you will be pairing

he/she/it will be pairing

we will be pairing

you will be pairing

they will be pairing

Future perfect

I will have paired

you will have paired

he/she/it will have paired

we will have paired

you will have paired

they will have paired

Future perfect continuous

I will have been pairing

you will have been pairing

he/she/it will have been pairing

we will have been pairing

you will have been pairing

they will have been pairing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would pair

you would pair

he/she/it would pair

we would pair

you would pair

they would pair

Conditional continuous

I would be pairing

you would be pairing

he/she/it would be pairing

we would be pairing

you would be pairing

they would be pairing

Conditional perfect

I would have pair

you would have pair

he/she/it would have pair

we would have pair

you would have pair

they would have pair

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been pairing

you would have been pairing

he/she/it would have been pairing

we would have been pairing

you would have been pairing

they would have been pairing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you pair
we let´s pair
you pair

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to pair

Past participle

paired

Present Participle

pairing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «PAIR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pair» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of pair

brace · bracket · combination · couple · doublet · duo · join · marry · match · set · span · team · twin · twosome · wed · yoke

TRANSLATION OF PAIR

Find out the translation of pair to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of pair from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pair» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 一对
• Translator English - Spanish: par
• English: pair
• Translator English - Hindi: जोड़ी
• Translator English - Arabic: زَوَجٌ
• Translator English - Russian: пара
• Translator English - Portuguese: par
• Translator English - Bengali: যুগল
• Translator English - French: paire
• Translator English - Malay: Pasangan
• Translator English - German: Paar
• Translator English - Japanese: ひと組
• Translator English - Korean: 한 쌍
• Translator English - Javanese: Pasangan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đôi
• Translator English - Tamil: ஜோடி
• Translator English - Marathi: जोडी
• Translator English - Turkish: çift
• Translator English - Italian: paio
• Translator English - Polish: para
• Translator English - Ukrainian: пара
• Translator English - Romanian: pereche
• Translator English - Greek: ζεύγος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: paar
• Translator English - Swedish: par
• Translator English - Norwegian: par

10 QUOTES WITH «PAIR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pair.

1

P. T. Barnum

True economy consists in always making the income exceed the out-go. Wear the old clothes a little longer if necessary; dispense with the new pair of gloves; mend the old dress: live on plainer food if need be; so that, under all circumstances, unless some unforeseen accident occurs, there will be a margin in favor of the income.

2

Sara Blakely

I did not like the way I looked in a pair of white pants.

3

Jordana Brewster

At school, I basically wear one pair of jeans and sneakers for months on end.

4

Edie Campbell

I have a really great show jacket from Lavalliere that's really well made, and I have a great pair of Gucci jodhpurs, which is hilarious.

5

John Cena

I don't have any elaborate uniforms; I come to the ring in a T-shirt, a pair of sneakers and some shorts.

6

Adelbert von Chamisso

In this watering-place I acted an heroic character, badly studied; and being a novice on such a stage, I forgot my part before a pair of lovely blue eyes.

7

Kid Cudi

I like to get one pair of shoes and wear them till they're dirty. Besides, I don't walk - I glide, like butter. Float like a vampire. I'm like Louis Vuitton, but smoother. He wishes he were like me.

8

Eliza Dushku

There is definitely something sexy about a girl with an attitude and a pair of leather pants.

9

Alice Morse Earle

One of the earliest institutions in every New England community was a pair of stocks. The first public building was a meeting-house, but often before any house of God was builded, the devil got his restraining engine.

10

Sheena Easton

When you're single and in your 20s, you throw on a pair of jeans and look fabulous.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAIR»

Discover the use of pair in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pair and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Au Pair

A British wife and mother’s life is turned upside down when she meets and falls in love with her much younger Afrikaans au pair in this candid memoir.

Michele Macfarlane, 2011

Pair Programming Illuminated

Key topics include: Principles for selecting partnersPractical advice, such as furniture set-up, pair rotation, and weeding out bad pairsSeven habits of effective pair programmers Special appendices include: A pair programming tutorialAn ...

Laurie Williams, Robert R. Kessler, 2003

Oh My, Au Pair!: A Complete Guide to Hiring and Hosting an ...

Discusses hiring, benefits packages, taxes, interviews, contracts, developing a routine, keeping an au pair happy, and how to end the relationship.

Nancy Felix, 2009

Ooh! What a Lovely Pair: Our Story

This is the book everyone has been waiting for: national heroes Ant and Dec, Britain's most successful television duo, have invited their millions of fans into their world.

Ant McPartlin, Declan Donnelly, 2009

Combat Pair: The Evolution of Air Force-Navy Integration in ...

This report documents the exceptional cross-service harmony that the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy have steadily developed in their conduct of integrated strike operations since the first Persian Gulf War in 1991.

Benjamin S. Lambeth, 2007

A Pair of Silk Stockings

Includes 9 masterful portraits of black and white inhabitants of Louisiana's bayou and urban areas. Written with grace, delicate humor, and a keen understanding of the female psyche.

Kate Chopin, 1996

An Epic Swindle: 44 Months with a Pair of Cowboys

AN EPIC SWINDLE is the inside story of how Liverpool FC came within hours of being re-possessed by the banks after the shambolic 44-month reign of American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett.

Brian Reade, 2011

A pair of protoceratops

A pair of protoceratops engage in such activities as packing for preschool, partying with pals, and peeling potatoes.

Bernard Most, 1999

Ion-Pair Chromatography and Related Techniques

Distilling the knowledge gained from preeminent research, this volume is a critical resource that is destined to stimulate future endeavors by separation scientists working in the area of high performance liquid chromatography.

Teresa Cecchi, 2009

Pair of Jacks

Full of suspense, twists, humor and action, Pair of Jacks is fantastic fiction, high adventure, filled with unforgettable characters and events. "Michael Batdorf's writing has an amazing, fresh, unique voice.

Michael Batdorf, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAIR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pair is used in the context of the following news items.

First pair of name-brand sneakers a memorable experience

Remember your first real pair of sneakers? I'm not talking about the PF Flyers or Keds from my childhood. Or even the shoes with lights or ... «Charleston Post Courier, Jul 15»

Weare pair make US futsal team

Brooke Shatney and Cara Easter, both of Weare, earned a spot on the United States Under-16 National Futsal Team and will travel to Costa ... «The Union Leader, Jul 15»

Swimming: Street sets pair of records for Glenolden

Matthew Haigh of Springfield Swim Club shows his form in the boys 18-and-under 100m freestyle, one of three events he won during ... «The Delaware County Daily Times, Jul 15»

Bahrain detains pair accused of smuggling arms from Iran

It said its investigation and questioning of the pair revealed that one of them was trained in Iran in August 2013 and "underwent intensive ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»

Dog attacks Arnold pair

Traveling by Jeep, boat and foot, Tribune-Review investigative reporter Carl Prine and photojournalist Justin Merriman covered nearly 2,000 ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»

Recruiting rewind: Hokies nab pair of '16 commitments

The Hokies' big recruiting weekend is paying dividends already. Tech landed a pair of '16 commitments earlier Saturday from Georgia ... «Roanoke Times, Jul 15»

Pancakes, heat fuel SE Louisiana pair for Rox, 7-3

Maybe it was the pancakes. Maybe it was the weather, which felt like something you would expect during July in southeast Louisiana. «St. Cloud Times, Jul 15»

Lakers sweep pair from Miners

Starter Robert Easer allowed just a pair of hits, three walks and struck out three in three innings of work to get the win. Walker Malmin, who ... «Montana Standard, Jul 15»

Pair of Illinois men injured in two-motorcycle wreck

A pair of Illinois men suffered injuries in a two-motorcycle wreck Friday evening on Interstate 80. Around 6:45 p.m., David Schoth, 63, of Chapin, ... «The Daily Nonpareil, Jul 15»

Area Golf Notebook: Pair of playoffs highlight junior championships

North Florida Junior Foundation director Jack Aschenbach said it was an impressive sight. Players who were done with their second rounds in ... «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»