pair up

phrasal verb

paired up; pairing up; pairs up

: to join together for a purpose, job, etc.

The two organizations paired up to educate the public about the threat of global warming.

Examples of pair up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The vacation spots on this list are romantic, but they’re also designed for duo travel—whether that looks like pairing up with a partner to rappel down canyons in Dominica, trying twice as many dishes on a pintxo crawl in San Sebastian, or co-marveling at South African sunsets. —Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2026

As a result, Chicago Pride Hockey created a new-to-hockey program to pair up new players like Tran with more experienced members. —Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026

Libra Saturn and Neptune pair up in your seventh house of partnership, which launches you into a ground-shifting new chapter within your one-on-one bonds—whether platonic, intimate, or professional. —Maressa Brown, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026

Rarely does one find a jeans guy paired up with a workout partner. —Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for pair up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup