pair off

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   form a pair or pairs

   “The two old friends paired off”

   Synonymspairpartner offcouple

   Broaderunite

Questions about pair off

What does pair off mean?

pair off means "form a pair or pairs".

What is another word for pair off?

Close synonyms include pair, partner off, couple. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pair off a common word?

pair off is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.