pair

[US]/peə/
[UK]/pɛr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a set of two things that are similar or related, especially a set of animals that are male and female
vt. & vi. to bring two things together to form a pair
vi. to mate, to copulate.

Phrases & Collocations

pair of

one pair

pair with

in pair

gear pair

make a pair

twisted pair

pair work

electron pair

kinematic pair

au pair

pair off

per pair

base pair

ordered pair

Example Sentences

a pair of denims.

a pair of gloves.

a pair of jeans.

a pair of scissors.

a pair of pyjamas.

the pair to this sock

a pair of shoes.

a pair of pliers.

a pair of hunters.

a pair of serviceable shoes

an ancient pair of jeans.

a pair of pyjama bottoms.

a pair of bolt cutters.

a pair of indifferent watercolours.

a good pair of loppers.

a pair of lurid shorts.

a pair of overgrown schoolboys.

a pair of supernumerary teats.

a pair of T-bar sandals.

a pair of boots in brown.

Real-world Examples

I've got a pair of pearl earrings.

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She took a pair of scissors and cut the string.

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You'd better take a pair of binoculars.

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The old man bought a new pair of spectacles.

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Oh, they are 35 dollars a pair.

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Let me buy you a new pair.

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The Wright Brothers were an interesting pair.

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You have another pair of new sneakers?

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Let's say I bought a really great pair of shoes.

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At the moment, we're counting breeding pairs.

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