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Pair up* Pair off
If people pair up or are paired up,
they form a pair, especially in order to do something together.
[V P
with n] They asked us to pair up with the person next to us and form
teams...
[pl-n V
P] Men and teenage girls pair up to dance...
[pl-n
be V-ed] Smokers and nonsmokers are paired up as roommates. [Also
V n P with n]
pair off [phrasal verb]
1 : to join together in a romantic relationship
• He hated being single while his friends were pairing
off and having kids.
2 pair off or pair
(someone or something) off or pair
off (someone or something) : to join with someone
or something else to form a group of two
• People paired off for the
next dance.
• She paired the students off.
= She paired off the students.
