pair vs. pare

pair

 

pair

(two things of the same type that use together)

  • I need a new pair of gloves.
  • I want to buy a new pair of shoes.
  • I love this pair of earrings.

(a thing that has two similar parts joined together)

  • pair of scissors
  • pair of glasses
  • pair of pants

(two people that are related or considered together)

  • a pair of brothers
  • a happy pair [husband and wife]

(male and female animal that mate together)

  • a pair of bears
  • a pair of doves

 

pare

(to peel or trim)

  • Will you pare the apples, please?
  • She is paring her fingernails.

(to reduce the size or amount of something)

  • We need to pare the expenses.
  • The pared their budgets during the recession.

 

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