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pairing up

pairing up is the present participle and gerund of pair up.

Meaning of pair up

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

Questions about pairing up

What is pairing up the present participle and gerund of?
Pairing up is the present participle and gerund of pair up.

Words near pairing up in the dictionary

  1. pairing function
  2. pairing functions
  3. pairing off
  4. pairing time
  5. pairing times
  6. pairing up
  7. pairings
  8. pairle
  9. pairles
  10. pairs
  11. pairs and shares

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