PAIR

[verb]When two people pair off or are paired off, they form a group of two, esp. to begin a loving relationship.All my friends seem to be pairing off and getting married. [I]I managed to pair my best friend Sue off with Mike. [M]The teacher wrote the vocabulary on the board, then the students paired off and practised it.If you pair up with another person, you join together temporarily in order to do something.Everyone should pair up for the next dance.