pair up

verb

To put into pairs; to put into a group of two.

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Meanings

verbpair up (third-person singular simple present pairs up, present participle pairing up, simple past and past participle paired up)

present singular third person pairs up · participle present pairing up · participle past paired up · past paired up

  1. transitiveTo put into pairs; to put into a group of two.
  2. intransitiveTo get into pairs; to join together to make a group of two.

    God creates us and we pair up Looking for that puzzle piece

    2025 July 19, Pacifik, “You Could Be Better”, in Wonderfool, performed by Pacifik

Synonyms & antonyms

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Cite this entry
APA

pair up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pair%20up

MLA

“pair up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pair%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pair up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pair%20up.

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