Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pair up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables
pair up
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

verb

To get into pairs; to join together to make a group of two.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

pairs up (present, singular) pairing up (participle, present) paired up (participle, past) paired up (past)

Synonyms

couple up

Questions

What does pair up mean?
To put into pairs; to put into a group of two.

How to pronounce pair up

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