"par" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Abbreviations Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} par
  1. Abbreviation of parallel. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: parallel
    Sense id: en-par-en-adj-6Nu1JLlA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Abbreviations Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} par
  1. Abbreviation of paragraph. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: paragraph
    Sense id: en-par-en-noun-jph-uu-8 Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks
  2. Abbreviation of parenthesis. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: parenthesis
    Sense id: en-par-en-noun-FD3BiEXd Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks
  3. Abbreviation of parish. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: parish
    Sense id: en-par-en-noun-0M1h0N50 Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: pars [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pār (“equal”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|pār||equal}} Latin pār (“equal”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} par (countable and uncountable, plural pars)
  1. Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-par-en-noun-4z6GBGrf
  2. Equality of condition or circumstances. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-par-en-noun-gWvoCzW7
  3. (golf, mostly uncountable) The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Golf
    Sense id: en-par-en-noun-en:golf Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (golf, countable) A hole in which a player achieves par. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Golf
    Sense id: en-par-en-noun-iEUb4BcT Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  5. (UK) An amount which is taken as an average or mean. Tags: UK, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-par-en-noun-2u5OxeJP Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: buzzard, bogey, birdie, eagle, albatross, condor, ostrich

Noun

Forms: pars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} par (plural pars)
  1. Alternative form of parr (“young salmon”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: parr (extra: young salmon)
    Sense id: en-par-en-noun-hzmoUisQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Preposition

IPA: /pɑː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɑɹ/ [US], [pʰɑɹ] [US], [pʰɑ˞] [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pa.wav [Southern-England], en-us-par.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from French par (“through, by”), from Latin per (“through”). Doublet of per. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|par||through, by}} French par (“through, by”), {{der|en|la|per||through}} Latin per (“through”), {{doublet|en|per}} Doublet of per Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} par, {{en-prep}} par
  1. (in compounds) By; with. Tags: in-compounds
    Sense id: en-par-en-prep-reI8Yjpp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: pars [present, singular, third-person], parring [participle, present], parred [participle, past], parred [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pār (“equal”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|pār||equal}} Latin pār (“equal”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} par (third-person singular simple present pars, present participle parring, simple past and past participle parred)
  1. (transitive, golf) To reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Golf
    Sense id: en-par-en-verb-nq7n2O4k Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Forms: pars [present, singular, third-person], parring [participle, present], parred [participle, past], parred [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Jamaican Creole, itself from partner. Head templates: {{en-verb}} par (third-person singular simple present pars, present participle parring, simple past and past participle parred)
  1. (MLE, MTE) To associate, to chill, to hang. Tags: Multicultural-London-English Related terms: par avion, par delictum, par excellence, par off
    Sense id: en-par-en-verb-bbHz5s5X Categories (other): Multicultural London English, Multicultural Toronto English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Inflected forms

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        "(MLE, MTE) To associate, to chill, to hang."
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        },
        {
          "word": "par excellence"
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        {
          "word": "par off"
        }
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        "US"
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      "word": "buzzard"
    },
    {
      "word": "bogey"
    },
    {
      "word": "birdie"
    },
    {
      "word": "eagle"
    },
    {
      "word": "albatross"
    },
    {
      "word": "condor"
    },
    {
      "word": "ostrich"
    }
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      "word": "above par"
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    {
      "word": "below par"
    },
    {
      "word": "mint par"
    },
    {
      "word": "mint par of exchange"
    },
    {
      "word": "no-par"
    },
    {
      "word": "on par"
    },
    {
      "word": "on a par"
    },
    {
      "word": "par for the course"
    },
    {
      "word": "par value"
    },
    {
      "word": "par yield"
    },
    {
      "word": "subpar"
    },
    {
      "word": "under par"
    },
    {
      "word": "up to par"
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        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
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      ],
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
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        "An amount which is taken as an average or mean."
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          "amount"
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          "mean"
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        "(UK) An amount which is taken as an average or mean."
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        "uncountable"
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          "extra": "young salmon",
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        "Alternative form of parr (“young salmon”)"
      ],
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  ],
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}

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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "present"
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    {
      "form": "parred",
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    {
      "word": "par delictum"
    },
    {
      "word": "par excellence"
    },
    {
      "word": "par off"
    }
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "Multicultural London English",
        "Multicultural Toronto English"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2007-05-21, “Sirens” (track 3), in Maths + English, performed by Dizzee Rascal",
          "text": "Par with the hard heads and young offenders.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014-09-27, “Fire in the Booth”performed by Stormzy",
          "text": "I par with the best, this is bars in the flesh.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016-08-12, “Don't run” (track 2), in PARTYNEXTDOOR 3(PX3), performed by PARTYNEXTDOOR",
          "text": "Don't par wih a broke boy, I'll do the most.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "To associate, to chill, to hang."
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          "associate"
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          "chill"
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          "hang",
          "hang"
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        "(MLE, MTE) To associate, to chill, to hang."
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      "tags": [
        "Multicultural-London-English"
      ]
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}

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