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pairs up

pairs up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is pairs up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pairs up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pair up.

Words near pairs up in the dictionary

  1. pairs of tongs
  2. pairs of trousers
  3. pairs of underwear
  4. pairs off
  5. pairs royal
  6. pairs up
  7. pairson
  8. pairwise
  9. pairwise disjoint
  10. pairwise linkage disequilibrium diagram
  11. pairwise linkage disequilibrium diagrams

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