“Pair” or “Pare” or “Pear” or “Pere”

pair p·EH·r

• nouna set of two similar things considered as a unit.
• nountwo people considered as a unit.
• nouna poker hand with 2 cards of the same value.
• verbform a pair or pairs.
• verboccur in pairs.
• verbarrange in pairs.

pare p·EH·r

• verbdecrease gradually or bit by bit.
• verbremove the edges from and cut down to the desired size.

pear p·EH·r

• nounsweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties.
• nounOld World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties.

pere p·ER

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.