pair
Two alike or identical things taken togetherTwo alike or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
» I bought a pair of shoes.
Ich habe ein Paar Schuhe gekauft.
Я купил пару туфель.
Я купив пару взуття.
Я купила пару взуття.
Я купив пару туфель.
Я купила пару туфель.
Meaning
16 sensesTwo alike or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
I couldn't decide which of the pair of designer shirts I preferred, so I bought the pair.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
Two alike or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
One of the constituent items that make up a pair.
Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
Spouses should make a great pair.
Paar, Pärchen
па́раpára, чета́četá
two people considered as a unit
Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts).
a pair of scissors; two pairs of spectacles; several pairs of jeans
параpara
A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
A pair is harder to drive than two mounts with separate riders.
дво́йкаdvójka, па́раpára
A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.
па́раpára
a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value
A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match.
(informal)A double play, two outs recorded in one play.
They turned a pair to end the fifth.
(informal)A doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams.
The Pirates took a pair from the Phillies.
two items of the same kind
A boat for two sweep rowers.
(slang)A pair of breasts.
She's got a gorgeous pair.
(slang)A pair of testicles.
Grow a pair, mate.
Examples
900 sentencesI bought a pair of shoes.
Я купив пару взуття.
ruЯ купил пару туфель.
deIch habe ein Paar Schuhe gekauft.
I bought a pair of boots.
Я купив пару чобіт.
ruЯ купил пару ботинок.
deIch kaufte ein Paar Stiefel.
He bought a pair of shoes.
Він купив пару взуття.
ruОн купил одну пару обуви.
I must buy a pair of shoes.
Я мушу купити пару черевиків.
ruЯ должен купить пару ботинок.
deIch muss mir ein paar Schuhe kaufen.
I need a new pair of shoes.
Мені треба нову пару взуття.
deIch brauche ein neues Paar Schuhe.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English paire, from Old French paire, from Latin paria (“equals”), neuter plurFrom Middle English paire, from Old French paire, from Latin paria (“equals”), neuter plural of par (“pair”). Related to pār (“equal”, adjective). Compare Saterland Frisian Poor (“pair”), West Frisian pear (“pair”), Dutch paar (“pair”), German Paar (“pair”), Italian paio (“pair”)
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Forms
plural: pairsSynonyms
15 synonymsWord family
59 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
Collocations
12 patterns- a pair of
- pair of shoes
- new pair of
- a new pair
- bought a pair
- pair of scissors
- new pair
- pair of socks
- pair of sunglasses
- pair of gloves
- pair of boots
- have a pair