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( international standards ) ISO 639-3 language code forPanamint . Abbreviations
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Abbreviation ofparagraph .2022 , Liam McIlvanney,The Heretic , page419 :And this particular Chisolm — as the papers had spelled out in headlines and openingpars — had been a soldier, a corporal in the British Army.
Abbreviation ofparenthesis .Abbreviation ofparish .par
Abbreviation ofparallel .Borrowed fromFrench par ( “ through, by ” ) , fromLatin per ( “ through ” ) .Doublet ofper .
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( in compounds ) By; with.Borrowed fromLatin pār ( “ equal ” ) .
par (countable anduncountable ,plural pars )
Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper.2017 November 16,Bret Stephens , “Steve Bannon Is Bad for the Jews”, inThe New York Times [1] , archived fromthe original on18 November 2017 :It also means that when a right-wing Jewish group such as the ZOA chooses to overlook Bannon’s well-documented links to anti-Semitic white nationalists, it puts itself on a moralpar with J.V.P. Bannon is the man who expressly called Breitbart News “the platform for the alt-right,” knowing full-well the toxic range of opinion encompassed by the term.
Equality of condition or circumstances. ( golf , mostly uncountable) The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.He needs to make this shot forpar .
( golf , countable ) A hole in which a player achieves par.2009 January 18, “Paul Casey storms to four-stroke lead in Abu Dhabi”, inHerald Sun [2] :Kaymer started with six straightpars before making a birdie on the seventh and an eagle on the eighth.
( UK ) Anamount which is taken as anaverage ormean .( golf score ) :
terms derived frompar (noun)
par (third-person singular simple present pars ,present participle parring ,simple past and past participle parred )
( transitive , golf ) To reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes.He will need topar every hole in order to win this game.
par (plural pars )
Alternative form ofparr ( “ young salmon ” ) .Borrowed from Jamaican Creole, itself frompartner .
par (third-person singular simple present pars ,present participle parring ,simple past and past participle parred )
( MLE , MTE ) Toassociate , tochill , tohang .2007 May 21, “Sirens” (track 3), inMaths + English [3] , performed byDizzee Rascal :Par with the hard heads and young offenders.
2014 September 27, “Fire in the Booth”[4] performed byStormzy :Ipar with the best, this is bars in the flesh.
2016 August 12, “Don't run” (track 2), inPARTYNEXTDOOR 3(PX3) [5] , performed byPARTYNEXTDOOR :Don'tpar wih a broke boy, I'll do the most.
APR ,ARP ,Apr ,Apr. ,Arp ,PRA ,RAP ,RPA ,Rap ,apr ,arp ,rap Borrowed fromPortuguese para .
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for in order to par bali roko ―in order to buy tobacco D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998 ),Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia [6] , Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa FromLatin pāreō . Compare Daco-Romanian părea ,par .
par first-singular present indicative (past participle pãrutã )
toseem ,appear FromLatin pālus . Compare Daco-Romanian par .
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stake FromLatin pār ( “ even, equal ” ) . The sports usage is aCalque ofEnglish par .
par m or f (masculine and feminine plural pars )
( archaic ) similar ,equal ( mathematics ) even Synonym: parell Antonym: senar par m (plural pars )
( historical ) peer ( golf ) par Inherited fromSpanish par ( “ pair ” ) .
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pair From lateOld Danish par , fromMiddle Low German par , fromLatin pār .
par n (singular definite parret ,plural indefinite par )
pair couple Borrowed fromEnglish par .
par c
( golf ) par ( the allotted number of strokes to reach the hole ) See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
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imperative ofparre From lateOld Norse par , fromMiddle Low German par , fromLatin pār .
par n (genitive singular pars , plural pør )
pair FromLatin par .
par (feminine pare ,masculine plural pars ,feminine plural pares )( ORB, broad )
even ,equal pair in DicoFranPro:Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – ondicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca par in Lo trèsor Arpitan – onarpitan.eu Inherited fromMiddle French par , fromOld French par , fromLatin per .
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through par la fenêtre ―through the windowallerpar le parc ―gothrough the park by ( used to introduce a means; used to introduce an agent in apassive construction ) voyagerpar train ―travelby train par surprise ―by surprisele bateau est attaquépar des pirates. ―the boat is [being] attackedby pirates. over ( used to express direction ) Vienspar ici ! ―Comeover here! from ( used to describe the origin of something, especially a view or movement ) voirpar devant ―seefrom the back le liquide est arrivépar le robinet ―the liquid arrivedfrom the tap around ,round ( inside of ) par tout le cinéma ―allaround the cinema on ( situated on, used in certain phrases ) par terre ―on the groundon ,at ,in ( used to denote a time when something occurs ) par un beau jour ―on a nice daypar un soir ―in one eveningin marcherpar deux ―walkin twos per ,a ,an trois foispar semaine ―three timesa week out of ( used to describe the reason for something ) par pure colère ―out of pure angerpar tristesse ―out of sadnessfor par m (plural pars )
( golf ) parFromLatin per .
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for through by Gabrielino-Fernandeño[ edit ] FromProto-Uto-Aztecan *pa .
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water Kroeber,Shoshonean Dialects of California , inUniversity of California Publications: American archaeology and ethnology , volume 4, page 81 HG par (invariable )
obsolete spelling ofpaar ( “ a few, couple ” ) Borrowed fromMiddle Low German par , fromLatin pār ( “ equal ” ) .
par n (genitive singular pars ,nominative plural pör )
pair Synonym: tvenna couple ( two people who aredating ) ( poker ) pair Borrowed fromEnglish par .
par n (genitive singular pars ,no plural )
( golf ) par FromPortuguese para , fromOld Galician-Portuguese pera , fromLatin per ( “ through ” ) +ad ( “ to ” ) .
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( Diu ) to ( indicates indirect object ) 1883 , Hugo Schuchardt,Kreolische Studien , volume 3:Já falloupar su pai aquêl mais piquin,[ …] The youngest one told (literally:saidto ) his father [ …] ( Diu ) for ( indicates subject of an infinitive ) 1883 , Hugo Schuchardt,Kreolische Studien , volume 3:Trasê tamêm um vaquinh bem gord e matápar nós comê epar nós regalá: Bring also a small and very fat cow and kill (it)for us to eat andfor us to regale ourselves: FromLatin per .
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for through par
apocopic form ofpare :third-person singular present indicative ofparere par m (apocopated )
apocopic form ofparo ( “ pair ” ) par m (apocopated )
apocopic form ofpari ( “ peer ” ) Clipping ofpartner .
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Toassociate , tochill , tohang .2002 November 12, “Get Busy” (track 5), inDutty Rock [7] , performed bySean Paul :Yo, sexy ladies waanpar wid us. Inna di car wid us, dem nah war wid us Yo, sexy ladies want tochill with us. In the car with us, they don't war with us. 2009 June 16, “No Cocaine” (track 2), inEscape From Babylon [9] , performed byAlborosie : FromProto-Mayan *pahay .
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skunk Brown, R. McKenna; Maxwell, Judith M.; Little, Walter E. (2006 ),¿La ütz awäch? Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language , Austin: University of Texas Press, page237 Ruyán Canú, Déborah; Coyote Tum, Rafael; Munson L., Jo Ann (1991 ),Diccionario cakchiquel central y español [10] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano de Centroamérica, page180 Unclear. A traditional reconstruction isProto-Indo-European *perh₂- ( “ to exchange, sell ” ) , comparingAncient Greek πέρνημι ( pérnēmi ) etc. andLithuanian pirkti ; but this accounts badly for the/a(ː)/ . De Vaan suggests*peh₂s- ( “ to watch (over), see? ” ) , linking Latinpāreō .[ 1] All possibilities nonetheless suffer semantic problems. Others refrain from assigning an Indo-European root.
IfUmbrian pars ( “ prescribed ” ) is related, one can reconstruct an adjectival stem inProto-Italic *par- .
pār (genitive paris ,comparative parior ,superlative parissimus ,adverb pariter ) ;third-declension one-termination adjective
even (of a number)equal Synonyms: aequus ,aequālis ,compār ,adaequātus Antonyms: dispār ,inaequālis ,impār ,inīquus 29BCE – 19BCE ,
Virgil ,
Aeneid 4.252–253 :
Hīc prīmumparibus nītēns Cyllēnius ālīs / cōnstitit; [...]. Here first [at Mount Atlas, Mercury] the Cyllenian, alightingon equal wings, halted; [...]. like suitable Third-declension one-termination adjective.
pār m or f (genitive paris ) ;third declension
companion ,comrade ,mate ,spouse Third-declension noun (i-stem).
pār n (genitive paris ) ;third declension
pair ,couple Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem).
“par ”, inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879 ),A Latin Dictionary , Oxford: Clarendon Press “par ”, inCharlton T. Lewis (1891 ),An Elementary Latin Dictionary , New York: Harper & Brothers ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008 ),Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill,→ISBN ,page444 (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
par (with accusative )
about ,on than for (price)as Borrowed fromSicilian paru .
par m (plural pari )
couple ,pair FromOld French par .
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by ( introduces an agent ) 1532 ,François Rabelais ,Pantagruel :Comment Epistemon qui avoit la teste tranchée, fut guery habillementpar Panurge. How Epistemon who had his head cut off was adroitly cured by Panurge (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
par f
share ,part FromProto-Iranian *parut ( “ last year ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *péruti ( “ last year ” ) .
Cognate withPersian پار ( pâr ) ,Wakhi pard , and more distantly withGreek πέρυσι ( pérysi ) ,Danish fjor ,Old Irish uraid , etc.
par f
last year par
last year par n (definite singular paret ,indefinite plural par ,definite plural para or parene )
apair et par sko ―apair of shoes acouple afew (determiner)for etpar dager siden ―afew days ago par n
( golf , uncountable ) par ett slag underpar ―one stroke underpar FromOld Norse par , fromMiddle Low German par , fromLatin paria ( “ equals ” ) , neuter plural ofpār . Akin toEnglish pair .
par n (definite singular paret ,indefinite plural par ,definite plural para )
apair eitpar sko ―apair of shoes acouple afew (determiner)for eit par dagar sidan ―afew days ago FromEnglish par .
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( golf , uncountable ) par eitt slag underpar ―one stroke underpar “par” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary .FromLatin per .
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by ;via ( introduces a medium ) because of ;due to ( introduces a medium ) by by ;through ;across by ( introduces an exclamation ) in (at a location)(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
par (Perso-Arabic spelling پر )
suddenly Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011 ), “par”, inPalula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[11] , Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives,→ISBN Rhymes:-ar Syllabification:par (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
par m inan
( Malbork ) grass sprouting on aploughed field See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
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genitive plural ofpara genitive plural ofpary Dr Nadmorski (Józef Łęgowski) (1889 ), “par ”, in “Spis wyrazów właściwych gwarze malborskiej i kociewskiej”, inWisła. Miesięcznik Geograficzno-Etnograficzny (in Polish), volume3 z.4 , page746 FromOld Galician-Portuguese par , fromLatin pār ( “ equal, like ” ) .
par m (plural pares )
pair partner couple peer ( golf ) par par m or f (plural pares ,notcomparable )
( mathematics ) even Antonym: ímpar Inherited fromLatin per ( “ by means of ” ) . CompareItalian per ( “ for; to; through ” ) .
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for to Masotti, Adelmo (1996 ),Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary ] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page418 Inherited fromLatin pālus ( “ stake ” ) , fromProto-Italic *pākslos , fromProto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos , from*peh₂ǵ- .
par m (plural pari )
stake club ,bat Borrowed fromLatin par .
par m or n (feminine singular pară ,masculine plural pari ,feminine and neuter plural pare )
( of an integer ) even ; divisible by twoAntonym: impar Form ofpărea .
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inflection ofpărea : first-person singular present indicative / subjunctive third-person plural present indicative par
alternative form ofpa' ,sometimes used before vowel sounds 1989 , Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Dipididda [Parting ]”, inLa poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others ] (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page15 :[ …] O me’ ziddài, digussì bedda e àipra, eu t’aggiu di dagàpar edduO town of mine, so beautiful and harsh, I'll have to leave youfor it [destiny] Rubattu, Antoninu (2006 ),Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna , 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes Borrowed fromGerman Paar , fromLatin par ( “ equal, like ” ) .
pȃr m inan (Cyrillic spelling па̑р )
pair ,couple ( informal ) few ,handful ,several pár m inan
pair some , acouple (of)couple (two partners)( golf ) par ( card games ) ( poker ) pair “par ”, inSlovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene),2014–2025 Inherited fromLatin pār ( “ equal, like ” )
IPA (key ) : /ˈpaɾ/ [ˈpaɾ] Rhymes:-aɾ Syllabification:par par m or f (masculine and feminine plural pares )
even ( divisible by two ) Antonym: impar par m (plural pares )
pair ( two of the same or similar items that go together ) unpar de calcetines apair of socks couple ( two of the same or similar items ) bebí unpar de cervezas I drank acouple of beers ( physics ) two equal non-collinear forces; that is aforce couple inNewtonian mechanics peer ( somebody who is, or something that is, at a level equal ) some , afew par f (plural pares )
( finance ) par ( acceptable level ) FromOld French paire , fromLatin paria ( “ equal things ” ) .
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apair , a couple (either two or a few of something) acouple , two people who are dating par (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇ᜔ )
( colloquial ) clipping ofpare par
stingray FromLatin pār . CompareItalian paio .
par m (plural pari )
pair FromOld Frisian *pere , fromProto-West Germanic *peru . Cognates includeSaterland Frisian Pere ,Peere ,English pear andDutch peer .
par c (plural parren ,diminutive parke )
pear “par ”, inWurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch),2011