"pair up" meaning in All languages combined

See pair up on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: pairs up [present, singular, third-person], pairing up [participle, present], paired up [participle, past], paired up [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-pair_up-en-verb-ymDres5U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 49 51
  2. (intransitive) To get into pairs; to join together to make a group of two. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-pair_up-en-verb-qYYBUfLM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: couple up

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pair up meaning in All languages combined (1.7kB)

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