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par.

By; with.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

prep/pɑː/Received-Pronunciation/pɑɹ/US[pʰɑɹ]US[pʰɑ˞]US

  1. By; with.

    in-compounds
Where this word comes from

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

noun

  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.

    countable · uncountable

  2. Equality of condition or circumstances.

    countable · uncountable

  3. The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.

    uncountable
    He needs to make this shot for par.

  4. A hole in which a player achieves par.

    countable

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

    UK · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin pār (“equal”).

verb

  1. To reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes.

    transitive
    He will need to par every hole in order to win this game.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin pār (“equal”).

verb

  1. To associate, to chill, to hang.

    Multicultural-London-English
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole, itself from partner.

noun

  1. Abbreviation of paragraph.

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  2. Abbreviation of parenthesis.

    abbreviation · alt-of

  3. Abbreviation of parish.

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Abbreviations

adj

  1. Abbreviation of parallel.

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Abbreviations

noun

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

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