pear
noun/peə(r)/
/per/
- a yellow or green fruit that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom
- a pear tree
- a tin of pear halves
Homophones pair | pare | pearpair pare pearTopics Foodb1/peə(r)//per/- pair noun
- He was dressed in a pair of jeans and a white T-shirt.
- pair verb
- The teacher decided to pair able students with those who were struggling.
- pare verb
- They had to pare the novel down for a two-hour film.
- pear noun
- Dessert was a delicious poached pear in red wine.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPear is used before these nouns:- shape
- tree
Word OriginOld English pere, peru, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch peer, from Latin pirum.Definitions on the go
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