1. Occurring in pairs or as a pair
   "paired gloves"; "paired fangs";
   - mated
    
2. (botany) of leaves etc.; growing in pairs on either side of a stem
   "paired leaves";
   - opposite
    
3. Matched for breeding
   "The zoo's paired pandas successfully produced cubs"

1. Bring two objects, ideas, or people together
   "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project";
   - match, mate, couple, twin
    
2. Form a pair or pairs
   "The two old friends paired off";
   - pair off, partner off, couple
    
3. Occur in pairs
   "The shoes paired nicely with her dress";
   - geminate
    
4. Arrange in pairs
   "Pair these numbers";
   - geminate
    
5. Engage in sexual intercourse
   "Birds pair in the spring";
   - copulate, mate, couple
    
6. Make a wireless (e.g. Bluetooth) connection between two devices
   "I paired my phone with the car's audio system"

Sounds like: pairs, pears, paired

See also: matched, mated

Type of: arrange, conjoin [formal], join, occur, set up, unify, unite

Encyclopedia: Paired