pare
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English paren, from Old French parer (“to arrange, prepare, trim”), from Latin parō (“I prepare, arrange; I provide, furnish; I resolve, purpose”) (related to pariō (“I bear, I give birth to; I spawn, produce, beget; I procure, acquire”)), from a Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring forward, bring forth”).
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pâr, IPA(key): /pɛə(ɹ)/
Audio (UK) (file)
- (General American) enPR: pâr, IPA(key): /pɛɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
- Homophones: pair, pear
VerbEdit
pare (third-person singular simple present pares, present participle paring, simple past and past participle pared)
- (transitive) To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
- Victor pared some apples in preparation to make a tart.
- (transitive, often with down or back) To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.
- Albert had to pare his options down by disregarding anything beyond his meager budget.
- 1960 April, “The European Summer Timetables”, in Trains Illustrated, page 223:
- From May 29 another 10 min. are being pared from the southbound journey, and the time over the 504.4 miles from Paris to Hendaye will come down to 6 hr. 58 min., an average of 72.4 m.p.h. with two intermediate stops.
- To trim the hoof of a horse.
- (Ireland, slang) To sharpen a pencil.
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AnagramsEdit
AlbanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para).
NounEdit
pare f
AsturianEdit
VerbEdit
pare
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin pater, patrem, from Proto-Italic *patēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.
PronunciationEdit
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈpa.ɾə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈpa.ɾe/
Audio (Valencian) (file) - Rhymes: -aɾe
NounEdit
pare m (plural pares)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “pare” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “pare”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “pare” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “pare” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Coastal KonjoEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pajay, from Proto-Austronesian *pajay.
NounEdit
pare
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
VerbEdit
pare
AnagramsEdit
EsperantoEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
pare
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
pare
- inflection of parer:
AnagramsEdit
GalicianEdit
VerbEdit
pare
- inflection of parir:
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Javanese ꦥꦫꦺ (paré). Doublet of paria and pêria.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
paré (first-person possessive pareku, second-person possessive paremu, third-person possessive parenya)
SynonymsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “pare” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
InterlinguaEdit
VerbEdit
pare
- present of parer
- imperative of parer
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
pare
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
pare
AnagramsEdit
LaboyaEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
pare
- rice (plant)
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Allahverdi Verdizade (2019), “pare”, in Lamboya word list, Leiden: LexiRumah
LatinEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
pārē
Maore ComorianEdit
NounEdit
pare class 5 (plural mavare class 6)
ReferencesEdit
- “pare” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.
Ngazidja ComorianEdit
NounEdit
pare class 5 (plural mapvare class 6)
ReferencesEdit
- “pare” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.
Northern KurdishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
pare m
PaliEdit
Alternative formsEdit
AdjectiveEdit
pare
PortugueseEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
pare
- inflection of parar:
RomanianEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
pare
RomanschEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Vulgar Latin *paretem, from Latin pariēs, parietem.
NounEdit
pare f (plural pares)
Related termsEdit
Serbo-CroatianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para), from Persian پاره (pâre).
NounEdit
pare f (Cyrillic spelling паре)
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
pare m (plural pares)
VerbEdit
pare
Further readingEdit
- “pare”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
TagalogEdit
Alternative formsEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Final clipping of kumpare, kompadre.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
pare
- buddy; close male friend
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:kaibigan
- Coordinate term: mare
- (informal) Term of address to a male stranger
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
parè
Further readingEdit
- “pare”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Toraja-Sa'danEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pajay, from Proto-Austronesian *pajay.
NounEdit
pare
VenetianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin pater, patrem. Compare Italian padre.
NounEdit
pare m (plural pari)