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Meaning of "pairs" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PAIRS

pairs  [pɛəz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAIRS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pairs is 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.

WHAT DOES PAIRS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

PAIRS Foundation

The PAIRS Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501 corporation based in Broward County, Florida. The company was originally established in Virginia as PAIRS, Ltd. in 1983 and as The PAIRS Foundation, Inc. in Florida in 2000. In 2010, PAIRS, Ltd. formally merged into The PAIRS Foundation, Inc. PAIRS Foundation owns copyright to marriage and relationship education programs that are taught by instructors worldwide who are trained, certified and licensed by the foundation and to the trademark, "skills for successful relationships".

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PAIRS


affairs
əˈfɛəz
airs
ɛəz
anywheres
ˈɛnɪˌwɛəz
backstairs
ˈbækˈstɛəz
douzepers
ˈduːzˌpɛəz
downstairs
ˈdaʊnˈstɛəz
flares
flɛəz
housewares
ˈhaʊsˌwɛəz
Roulers
ruːˈlɛəz
stairs
stɛəz
theirs
ðɛəz
there´s
ðɛəz
unawares
ˌʌnəˈwɛəz
upstairs
ˈʌpˈstɛəz
wares
wɛəz
warez
wɛəz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PAIRS

pair
pair bond
pair bonding
pair of bellows
pair of compasses
pair of pincers
pair of scissors
pair of spectacles
pair of tongs
pair of tweezers
pair production
pair royal
pair trawling
pair-oar
pairing
pairs champions
pairs championship
pairs skaters
pairs tournament
pairwise

WORDS THAT END LIKE PAIRS

below stairs
body repairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs
cross hairs
current affairs
Department of External Affairs
External Affairs
foreign affairs
kick upstairs
musical chairs
public affairs
roadside repairs
running repairs
shoe repairs
split hairs
stadia hairs
state of affairs
while-you-wait heel repairs

Synonyms and antonyms of pairs in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PAIRS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pairs» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pairs
brace · bracket · combination · couple · doublet · duo · join · marry · match · set · span · team · twin · twosome · wed · yoke

Translation of «pairs» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PAIRS

Find out the translation of pairs to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pairs from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pairs» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pares
570 millions of speakers

English

pairs
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जोड़े
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أزواج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pares
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জোড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paires
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pasangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Paare
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ペア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pasangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cặp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜோடிகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जोड्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çiftleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

coppie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

par
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

perechi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ζεύγη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pare
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

par
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

parene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pairs

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PAIRS»

The term «pairs» is very widely used and occupies the 8.387 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of pairs
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «pairs».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PAIRS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pairs» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pairs» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pairs

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10 QUOTES WITH «PAIRS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pairs.
1
Oksana Baiul
Pairs skating and singles are two different things. Although some skaters have achieved this successfully, it is a very difficult transition. You're looking at double work.
2
Katharine Lee Bates
A typical Seville shop reaches far along the street front, with many open doors, and a counter running the full length. Here ladies sit in pairs and groups, never singly, to cheapen fans and mantillas, while the smiling salesmen, cigarette in hand, shrug and gesticulate and give back banter for banter as gayly as if it were all a holiday frolic.
3
David Beckham
I have got this obsessive compulsive disorder where I have to have everything in a straight line, or everything has to be in pairs.
4
Candace Bushnell
I actually don't shop very much. I have a tendency to rotate a few pairs of ripped jeans and an old cashmere sweater.
5
Santiago Cabrera
I own two or three pairs of jeans and a bunch of T-shirts.
6
Elliott Carter
The Third Quartet I made the instruments in pairs - Two different pairs - Violin and viola, and violin and cello. They played very different things from each other all through the whole piece.
7
Chumlee
Collecting shoes is my biggest hobby. I've got a couple hundred pairs of Nikes and Jordans. I got a lot of hats, too. I like to play basketball, but nothing competition wise.
8
Chumlee
I have close to 300 pairs of shoes. I'm fortunate enough to be in a position to get any shoes I want. So I have a pretty nice collection. It's pretty valuable. It's funny when sometimes I buy a pair of shoes and I look on eBay and it's already selling for $500. I just wanted to buy those shoes to wear them!
9
Brian Clough
Who the hell wants fourteen pairs of shoes when they go on holiday? I haven't had fourteen pairs in my life.
10
Frances Bean Cobain
I have 137 pairs of shoes and 200 pairs of jeans.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAIRS»

Discover the use of pairs in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pairs and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pairs Trading: Quantitative Methods and Analysis
Part II of this book details statistical arbitrage pairs trading, which is a relative value arbitrage on two securities based on the premise that there is a long-run equilibrium between the prices of the stocks comprising the pair.
Ganapathy Vidyamurthy, 2011
2
The Au Pairs
Three teenage girls from different backgrounds work for a summer in the Hamptons as au pairs for a wealthy family, and in spite of many ups and downs, all three end up changing for the better.
Melissa de la Cruz, 2005
3
Pronunciation Pairs Teacher's Book
"This Teacher's Manual includes a diagnostic test, an answer key with helpful teaching tips, and detailed information on student difficulties in producing each sound.
Ann Baker, Sharon Goldstein, 2008
4
Pronunciation Pairs Student's Book with Audio CD
"This Teacher's Manual includes a diagnostic test, an answer key with helpful teaching tips, and detailed information on student difficulties in producing each sound.
Ann Baker, 2008
5
The Handbook of Pairs Trading: Strategies Using Equities, ...
In The Handbook of Pairs Trading, financial professional Douglas Ehrman combines his extensive knowledge and experience within this field to provide you with the tools and techniques necessary to successfully begin managing your own pairs ...
Douglas S. Ehrman, 2006
6
Chopsticks Only Work in Pairs: Gender Unity and Gender ...
-- Emily Chao, The China Quarterly
Shanshan Du, 2013
7
To Speak in Pairs: Essays on the Ritual Languages of Eastern ...
This collection of essays represents an important advance in the study of oral literature in context.
James J. Fox, 2006
8
Trading Pairs: Capturing Profits and Hedging Risk with ...
Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, this book will help those who don’t have access to expensive trading software create live spreadsheets, track pairs like a pro, and increase the bottom line of their portfolios.
Mark Whistler, 2004
9
Buildings of Spherical Type and Finite BN-Pairs
An easy application provides the enumeration of all finite groups with BN-pairs of irreducible type and rank >;, up to normal subgroups contained in B (cf. 11. 7). (B) Determination of all isomorphisms between buildings of rank > 2 and ...
J. Tits, 1974
10
Shadow Mothers: Nannies, Au Pairs, and the Micropolitics of ...
Shadow Mothers shines new light on an aspect of contemporary motherhood often hidden from view: the need for paid childcare by women returning to the workforce, and the complex bonds mothers forge with the "shadow mothers" they hire.
Cameron Lynne Macdonald, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAIRS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pairs is used in the context of the following news items.
1
New summer camp for kids at Kents Hill pairs "Star Wars" with …
The Maine Stage Theater Company is the brainchild of Samuel Richards, who over the past few decades has produced dozens of plays and ... «Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel, Jul 15»
2
Bowls: Craigmore duo win Bute pairs title
Craigmore Bowling Club's Hicks Pairs winners Norman Lamond and Lennie Moffat receive their trophy from Bute Bowling Association ... «Buteman, Jul 15»
3
Help wanted: Programs pairs NC veterans with employers
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. – More than 372,000 working age veterans live in North Carolina, and after dedicating a part of their lives to the military, ... «Charlotte Post, Jul 15»
4
Can Au Pairs Legally Be Paid Less Than $5 An Hour?
Federal regulations say the J-1 Visa Program, which governs au pairs, must comply with American minimum wage laws. A State Department ... «ThinkProgress, Jul 15»
5
Nordelph darts ace Carrett takes England Pairs
Steve Carrett from Nordelph and Dennis Harbour have won the EDO England Men's Pairs title. In the final they beat Ricky Williams and Arron ... «Lynn News, Jul 15»
6
Broad Green Pairs Michael B. Jordan with 'Short Term 12' Director …
Broad Green Pairs Michael B. Jordan with 'Short Term 12' Director for 'Just Mercy'. Photo of Ryan Lattanzio By Ryan Lattanzio | TOH! Fri Jul 24 ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
7
J. Cole Pairs Up With Janet Jackson In Her Moody 'No Sleeep …
Multiple J. Coles join Janet Jackson in the sensual, insomniac daze of her new video for her single “No Sleeep,” off her forthcoming 11th studio ... «Flavorwire, Jul 15»
8
What photographing 100 pairs of naked breasts taught me about …
Warning: article contains nudity: Laura Dodsworth has photographed and interviewed 100 topless women - from streakers to Holocaust ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Mansfield police purchase 87 pairs of shoes for local children
Capt. Bret Snavely with the Mansfield Police Department purchases 87 pairs of shoes for children in need on behalf of the police department to ... «Richland Source, Jul 15»
10
Bowlers flock to club for anniversary pairs
There was a great turnout for the Fair Saturday pairs competition at Victoria Bowling Club, in Torrance, recently - part of the club's 128 year ... «Kirkintilloch Herald, Jul 15»

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