paired
- 01 B1 Intermediate
v.to put two people or things together to work as a team or to match.
v.to arrange people or objects into groups of two, often for a collaborative task or to create a functional match.
Simple“The teacher paired each new student with a more experienced classmate.”
In context“The software automatically paired the wireless headphones with the nearest active device to ensure a seamless user experience.”
UsageOften used with the preposition 'with'.
- 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
adj.describes things that appear or exist in a group of two.
adj.occurring or arranged in a set of two; often used in biological or technical contexts to describe symmetry.
Simple“The birds performed a beautiful dance with their paired movements.”
In context“The researcher noted that the paired organs functioned independently despite their identical structural appearance.”