paired adj

1 used of gloves, socks, etc. [syn: mated]

2 of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves" [syn: opposite] [ant: alternate]

3 mated sexually

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛə(r)d

Verb

paired

1. past of pair To group into sets of two.
2. Existing in a pair, in tandem.

   The students were paired to work together, reducing the number of homeworks to be graded by half.

The word pair, derived via the French words pair/paire from the Latin par 'equal', can refer to:

• 2 (number), two of something
• Au pair, a work agreement
• Couple, various senses for two joined things
• Even number, in roulette etc.
• Ordered pair, in Mathematics and set theory
• Twisted pair, a couple of electric wires twisted together
• Pair (parliamentary convention), matching of members unable to attend, so as not to change the voting margin
• pair, the French equivalent of peer, holder of a French Pairie, French high title roughly equivalent to a member of the British peerage
• pair, a member of the Prussian House of Lords
• Pair (Cricket): "getting a pair" means being out for 0 in both innings of a match
• A handshaking process in Bluetooth communications

See also

• Pairing
• Pear - fruit
• Pare - Tanzanian ethnic group

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