Meaning

2 senses

  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.

Examples

7 sentences

  1. The teacher told the students to pair up.

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  2. Everyone, pair up with a person next to you.

    dePärchenbildung! Schnappt euch jemanden neben euch! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Everyone, pair up.

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  4. Everyone paired up.

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  5. Ziri decided to pair up with Rima.

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Forms

pairs up, pairing up, paired up, paired up
Base formpair up · to pair up
3rd person singularpairs up
Present participlepairing up
Past simplepaired up
Past participlepaired up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypair up
he, she, itpairs up

Past simpleLesson

all personspaired up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave paired up
he, she, ithas paired up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pair up

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

1 synonyms
couple up

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
painterA2paintingA1pairA1pajamasB2palA2palaceA1
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