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The correct spelling is pair.
How to pronounce pair
/pɛə(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /pɛə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Pay-r
The correct spelling is pair. Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of. For example: "I couldn't decide which of the pair of designer shirts I preferred, so I bought the pair."
Usage Examples
“I couldn't decide which of the pair of designer shirts I preferred, so I bought the pair.”
“Spouses should make a great pair.”
“a pair of scissors; two pairs of spectacles; several pairs of jeans”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
- 2.Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
- 3.Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts)
- 4.A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
- 5.A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.
verb
- 1.To group into one or more sets of two.
- 2.To bring two (animals, notably dogs) together for mating.
- 3.To engage (oneself) with another of opposite opinions not to vote on a particular question or class of questions.
- 4.To suit; to fit, as a counterpart.
- 5.To impair, to make worse.
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