pair up

English

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To put into pairs; to put into a group of two.
2. (intransitive) To get into pairs; to join together to make a group of two.
   • 2025 July 19, Pacifik, “You Could Be Better”, in Wonderfool, performed by Pacifik:

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

Synonyms

• couple up

Translations

(transitive)

Spanish: parear (es)