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Definition of Pair off
1. Verb. Form a pair or pairs. "The two old friends paired off"
Generic synonyms: Unify, Unite
Derivative terms: Couple, Pair, Pairing
Definition of Pair off
1. Verb. (intransitive) To become separate into groups of two. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) to join two people into a relationship ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pair Off
Literary usage of Pair off
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biographical and Critical Essays: Reprinted from Reviews, with Additions and by Abraham Hayward (1873)
"But this may pair off with William IV.'s story (related to Lord Braybrooke), of
his royal father's saying : ' I am convinced that it (Junius) cannot be the ..."
2. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1890)
"Then both will pair off with as many others as they can induce to do the same.
It is said that in a Western town this was carried to such an extent that at ..."
3. A First Course in Statistics by D. Caradog Jones (1921)
"If /i>/„ we pair off/„ of the X„'s with/» of the X/s ; the deviation sum for this
pair is least and remains ... We next pair off some or all ^ — ^r - -jr ..."
4. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1908)
"I finally suggested, ' Let's pair off, and say no more about it on either side.
... Let's pair off. It's easy for love to pair off,' he said. ..."
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