From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpair up phrasal verb1 FRIEND British English to become friends and start to have a relationship We learned later that he and Tanya had paired up.2 BBTOGETHERto work together to do something or to put two people together to do something They first paired up in the screen adaptation of ‘Grease’.pair somebody ↔ up They have paired up writers and artists, and commissioned linked works.3 if animals pair up, they come together in order to breed → pair→ See Verb tableFrom Longman Business Dictionarypair ( somebody/something →) up phrasal verb [intransitive, transitive] if two people or companies pair up, or are paired up, they work togetherSix months ago the company created a ‘buddy system’ which paired up employees. withTo avoid losing his company, Mr. Ross paired up with Chris-Craft Industries Inc. → pair→ See Verb table
