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pair up

pair up verb: to put into pairs; to put into a group of two.

Verb

pair up (third-person singular simple present pairs up, present participle pairing up, simple past and past participle paired up)

  1. (transitive) To put into pairs; to put into a group of two.
  2. (intransitive) To get into pairs; to join together to make a group of two.
    • God creates us and we pair up
      Looking for that puzzle piece2025 July 19, Pacifik, “You Could Be Better”, in Wonderfool, performed by Pacifik

Synonyms of pair up

Forms of pair up

third-person singular presentpairs up
present participlepairing up
past participlepaired up
pastpaired up

Questions about pair up

What does pair up mean?
Pair up means to put into pairs; to put into a group of two.
What part of speech is pair up?
Pair up is a verb.
What is the past tense of pair up?
The past tense of pair up is paired up.

Words near pair up in the dictionary

  1. pair production
  2. pair productions
  3. pair programmer
  4. pair programming
  5. pair royal
  6. pair up
  7. pair-bond
  8. pair-bonded
  9. pair-bonder
  10. pair-bonding
  11. pair-bonds

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