The meaning of PARE is to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of. How to use pare in a sentence.

PARED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of pare 2. to cut away the outer layer from something…. Learn more.

If you pare something down or back, or if you pare it, you reduce it. The governor's campaign fund could be pared down to $500. The luxury tax won't really do much to pare down the budget …

1. to cut off or trim the outer coating, layer, edge, or part of: to pare an apple; to pare one's nails. 2. to reduce or remove by or as if by cutting; diminish or decrease gradually (often fol. by …

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Definition of pare verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

paired / pared are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and …

Simple past tense and past participle of pare. Victor pared some apples in preparation to make a tart.

Pare comes from the Latin word parare, meaning "to prepare." Think of peeling potatoes, which you might do with a paring knife, or paring your nails so you'll make a neat appearance. In …

The company has to find a way to pare expenses. The budget has been pared to the bone. [=reduced as much as possible]