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pare

UK
/peə/
US
/pɛr/
pare back
pare down

Translations

pareverb
pared
Past Simple
pared
Past Participle
paring
Gerund
UK
/peə/
US
/pɛr/
The company plans to pare its workforce.
Компания планирует сокращать свою рабочую силу.
He needs to pare the branches of the tree.
Ему нужно обрезать ветки дерева.
She used a knife to pare the apple.
Она использовала нож, чтобы срезать яблоко.
Additional translations
кромсать
Synonyms
diminish
reduce
whittle
clip
prune
trim
cut
shave
parenoun
pares
pl
UK
/peə/
US
/per/
Rare; usually in plural form meaning a trimming or paring.
Synonyms
scrap
chip
sliver
slice
trimming
shaving
paring

Definitions

pareverb
To trim or cut away the outer layer or parts of something, especially to make it smaller or neater.
She used a knife to pare the apple before eating it.
To reduce or diminish something gradually by cutting or removing parts.
The company had to pare down its expenses to stay profitable.
parenoun
A thin piece removed in the act of paring; a trimming (usually plural).
The cook threw the carrot pares into the compost.
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