par

Abbreviation.

par

1. paragraph
2. parallel
3. parenthesis
4. parish

Borrowed from French par (“through, by”), from Latin per (“through”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɑː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɑɹ/, [pʰɑɹ], [pʰɑ˞]

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

par

1. By; with.

• Used frequently in Middle English in phrases taken from French, being sometimes written as a part of the word which it governs; as, par amour, or paramour; par cas, or parcase; par fay, or parfay.

par (plural pars)

1. 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.
2. Equality of condition or circumstances.
3. (golf, mostly uncountable) The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.

   He needs to make this shot for par.

4. (golf, countable) A hole in which a player achieves par.
   • 2009, January 18, Paul Casey storms to four-stroke lead in Abu Dhabi‎:

     Kaymer started with six straight pars before making a birdie on the seventh and an eagle on the eighth.

5. (Britain) An amount which is taken as an average or mean.

par (third-person singular simple present pars, present participle parring, simple past and past participle parred)

1. (transitive, golf) To reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes.

   He will need to par every hole in order to win this game.

par (plural pars)

1. Alternative form of parr (“young salmon”)

• APR, ARP, Apr, Apr., Arp, PRA, RAP, RPA, Rap, apr, arp, pra, rap

par

1. for

From Latin pāreō. Compare Daco-Romanian părea, par.

• paru, ampar, apar, aparu

par (past participle pãrutã)

1. I seem, appear.

• pãreari / pãreare
• pãrut

• undzescu

From Latin pālus. Compare Daco-Romanian par.

• paru

par

1. stake

• mpar

From Spanish par (“pair”).

par

1. pair

From late Old Norse par, from Middle Low German par, from Latin pār.

• IPA^(key): /par/, [pʰɑ]
• Rhymes: -ar

par n (singular definite parret, plural indefinite par)

1. pair
2. couple

Borrowed from English par.

• IPA^(key): /paːr/, [pʰɑː]

par c

1. (golf) par (the allotted number of strokes to reach the hole)

See parre.

• IPA^(key): /paːr/, [pʰɑːˀ]

par

1. imperative of parre

From late Old Norse par, from Middle Low German par, from Latin pār.

• IPA^(key): /pʰɛaːɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːɹ

par n (genitive singular pars, plural pør)

1. pair

From Middle French par, from Old French par, from Latin per, from Proto-Indo-European *peri.

• IPA^(key): /paʁ/

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• Homophones: pars, part
• Rhymes: -aʁ

par

1. through

   par la fenêtre ― through the window

   aller par le parc ― go through the park

2. by (used to introduce a means; used to introduce an agent in a passive construction))

   voyager par train ― travel by train

   par surprise ― by surprise

   le bateau est attaqué par des pirates. ― the boat is [being] attacked by pirates.

3. over (used to express direction)

   Viens par ici ! ― Come over here!

4. from (used to describe the origin of something, especially a view or movement)

   voir par devant ― see from the back

   le liquide est arrivé par le robinet ― the liquid arrived from the tap

5. around, round (inside of)

   par tout le cinéma ― all around the cinema

6. on (situated on, used in certain phrases)

   par terre ― on the ground

7. on, at, in (used to denote a time when something occurs)

   par un beau jour ― on a nice day

   par un soir ― in one evening

8. in

   marcher par deux ― walk in twos

9. per, a, an

   trois fois par semaine ― three times a week

10. out of (used to describe the reason for something)

    par pure colère ― out of pure anger

    par tristesse ― out of sadness

11. for

• de par
• par ici
• par là

• → English: par

par m (plural pars)

1. (golf) par

• “par” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• rap

From Latin per.

par

1. for
2. through
3. by

• paar /paːr/, pa'r
• paara'

par

1. water

• Kroeber, Shoshonean Dialects of California, in University of California Publications: American archaeology and ethnology, volume 4, page 81
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• IPA^(key): /pʰaːr/

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• Rhymes: -aːr

From Middle Low German par, from Latin pār (“equal”).

par n (genitive singular pars, nominative plural pör)

1. pair
2. a couple, two people who are dating
3. (poker) pair

• (pair): tvenna

Borrowed from English par.

par n (genitive singular pars, no plural)

1. (golf) par

From Portuguese para, from Old Portuguese pera, from Latin per (“through”) + ad (“to”).

par

1. (Diu) to (indicates indirect object)
   • 1883, Hugo Schuchardt, Kreolische Studien, volume 3:

     Já fallou par su pai aquêl mais piquin, […]

     The youngest one told (literally: said to) his father […]

2. (Diu) for (indicates subject of an infinitive)
   • 1883, Hugo Schuchardt, Kreolische Studien, volume 3:

     Trasê tamêm um vaquinh bem gord e matá par nós comê e par nós regalá:

     Bring also a small and very fat cow and kill (it) for us to eat and for us to regale ourselves:

From Latin per.

par

1. for
2. through

From *p- + *ar-, cognate with Avestan 𐬫𐬁𐬭𐬆-‎ (yārə-, “year”), English year, all from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁r- (“year”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːɾ/

par f

1. share, part

par f

1. last year

par

1. last year

Unclear. A traditional reconstruction is Proto-Indo-European *perH- (“exchange”), comparing Ancient Greek πέρνημι (pérnēmi) etc. and Lithuanian pirkti; but this accounts badly for the /a(ː)/. Others refrain from assigning an Indo-European root.

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /paːr/

pār (genitive paris); third declension

1. even (of a number)
2. equal
3. like
4. suitable

Third declension.

• comparative: parior, superlative: parissimus

• aequus
• similis

par (with accusative)

1. about, on
2. than
3. for (price)
4. as

From Old French par.

par

1. by (introduces an agent)
   • 1532, François Rabelais, Pantagruel:

     Comment Epistemon qui avoit la teste tranchée, fut guery habillement par Panurge.

     How Epistemon who had his head cut off was adroitly cured by Panurge

     .

• French: par
  • → English: par

par n (definite singular paret, indefinite plural par, definite plural para or parene)

1. a pair

   et par sko ― a pair of shoes

2. a couple
3. a few (determiner)

   for et par dager siden ― a few days ago

• brudepar
• ektepar
• kongepar
• parvis

par n

1. (golf, uncountable) par

   ett slag under par ― one stroke under par

• IPA^(key): /pɑːr/

From Old Norse par, from Middle Low German par, from Latin paria (“equals”), neuter plural of pār. Akin to English pair.

par n (definite singular paret, indefinite plural par, definite plural para)

1. a pair

   eit par sko ― a pair of shoes

2. a couple
3. a few (determiner)

   for eit par dagar sidan ― a few days ago

• brudepar
• ektepar
• kongepar
• parvis

From English par

par n

1. (golf, uncountable) par

   eitt slag under par ― one stroke under par

• “par” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Latin per.

par

1. by; via (introduces a medium)
   • Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide, circa 1170:

     Tost m'oceïst par son orguel.

     Soon, he killed with his pride.

2. because of; due to (introduces a medium)
   • Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide, circa 1170:

     Premiers sont au mostier venu,
     La furent par devocion

     The first ones came to the minster,
     they were there to pray

3. by
   • Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide, circa 1170:

     L'une a l'autre par la main prise,

     They took each other by the hand

4. by; through; across
   • Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide, circa 1170:

     Li cheval par le chanp s'an fuient.

     The horses fled through the field

5. by (introduces an exclamation)
   • Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide, circa 1170:

     "Sire, par Deu et par sa croiz!

     "Sire! By God and by his cross!"

6. in (at a location)

• Middle French: par
  • French: par
    • → English: par

• IPA^(key): /par/

par

1. genitive plural of para
2. genitive plural of pary

From Old Portuguese par, from Latin pār (“equal, like”), from Proto-Indo-European *per (“exchange”).

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpaʁ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpaɾ/
• Hyphenation: par

par m (plural pares)

1. pair
2. partner
3. couple
4. peer
5. (golf) par

• grupo de pares

par m or f (plural pares, not comparable)

1. (mathematics) even

From Latin pālus (“stake”), from Proto-Italic *pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos, from *peh₂ǵ-.

par m (plural pari)

1. stake

• împăra

• țeapă

Form of părea.

par

1. first-person singular present indicative of părea
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of părea
3. third-person plural present indicative of părea

From German Paar, from Latin par (“equal, like”).

• IPA^(key): /pâːr/

pȃr m (Cyrillic spelling па̑р)

1. pair, couple
2. (informal) few, handful, several

• pȃran

• IPA^(key): /pàːr/

pár m inan

1. pair
2. some, a couple (of)
3. couple (two partners)
4. (golf)) par
5. (card games) (poker) pair

• (some): nekaj

From Latin pār (“equal, like”), from Proto-Indo-European *per (“exchange”).

par (plural pares)

1. even

par m (plural pares)

1. pair
2. (physics) two equal non-collinear forces; that is a force couple in Newtonian mechanics
3. peer (somebody who is, or something that is, at a level equal)

• par motor

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par n

1. a pair, a couple (either two or a few of something)
2. a couple, two people who are dating

par

1. stingray

• paro
• pèr

From Latin pār. Compare Italian paio.

par m (plural pari)

1. pair

par c (plural parren, diminutive parke)

1. pear

• “par”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011