pair up

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

On some calls, officers are being paired up with mental health professionals to better interact with those who have mental illnesses. — Brandon Goldner, CBS News, 30 July 2026

But this case has become a joint venture for both the FBI and the NYPD, so Alice has been paired up with Frank Choi (Rob Yang), who is a comically brash and misogynistic agent who keeps underestimating Alice at every turn. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 28 July 2026

She eventually got paired up with Caleb McDaniel and, after Casa Amor, met Dylan Wrona. — Matt Minton, Variety, 25 July 2026

The idea of Stephen Curry and LeBron James pairing up for an entire NBA season with the Golden State Warriors was fun to think about for a few weeks. — Nick Friedell, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Rhymes for pair up

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