- 1[transitive, usually passive] to put people or things into groups of two pair A with B Each blind student was paired with a sighted student. pair A and B (together) All the shoes on the floor were neatly paired. of animals/birds
- 2[intransitive] (technology) to come together in order to breed Many of the species pair for life. Phrasal Verbspair offpair up
pair
verb/pɛr/
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they pair he / she / it pairs
past simple paired
-ing form pairing