pair up

pair up (with someone)

to join with someone to make a pair. Sally decided to pair up with Jason for the dance contest. Sally and Jason paired up with each other.

pair up

1. To arrange some things or people in groups of two: The gym teacher paired up the students and started a badminton tournament. The organizer paired the volunteers up.

2. To form pairs or a pair: The dance students paired up and practiced waltzing. My best friend and I paired up when our class chose locker partners.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Floris	FLO-ris	Dutch
Janetta	[dʒə'netə]
Magdalina	-	Old Church Slavic, Bulgarian
Lino	LEE-no (Italian, Spanish), LEE-naw (Galician)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
AnnbjØRg	-	Norwegian
Adelmar	-	Ancient Germanic, Portuguese (Brazilian)