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pair2
1 [intransitive,transitive usually passive] to put people or things into groups of two, or to form groups of two
2 also pair up [intransitive] if animals pair, they come together in order to breed
pair off
phrasal verb
All the others were pairing off and I was left on my own.pair up
phrasal verb1 British English to become friends and start to have a relationship : We learned later that he and Tanya had paired up.
We learned later that he and Tanya had paired up.2BB to work together to do something or to put two people together to do something : They first paired up in the screen adaptation of 'Grease'.
They first paired up in the screen adaptation of 'Grease'.3 if animals pair up, they come together in order to breed
