Par — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course

a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɑːɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɑː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɑː/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈɑːɹ/.

Examples

a par-5 hole
par for this course is 72
on a par with the best

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

equivalence equality equation

Parts of Speech

noun	(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course “a par-5 hole”
noun	a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced “on a par with the best”
verb	make a score (on a hole) equal to par

Word Forms

par	verb	make a score (on a hole) equal to par
equate	verb	be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
par	noun	(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course

Around the World

Europe

🇷🇺Russian

номинал

(гольф) стандартное количество ударов, установленное для каждой лунки поля для гольфа или для всего поля.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बराबर

(गोल्फ) गोल्फ कोर्स के प्रत्येक होल या पूरे कोर्स के लिए निर्धारित स्ट्रोक की मानक संख्या

🇧🇩Bengali

সমতুল্য

(গল্ফ) একটি গল্ফ কোর্সের প্রতিটি গর্তের জন্য বা পুরো কোর্সের জন্য সেট করা স্ট্রোকের মানক সংখ্যা

🇮🇳Tamil

சம

(கோல்ஃப்) கோல்ஃப் மைதானத்தில் உள்ள ஒவ்வொரு துளைக்கும் அல்லது முழுப் பாடத்திற்கும் அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ள ஸ்ட்ரோக்குகளின் நிலையான எண்ணிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

సమానంగా

(గోల్ఫ్) గోల్ఫ్ కోర్స్‌లోని ప్రతి రంధ్రం కోసం లేదా మొత్తం కోర్సు కోసం సెట్ చేయబడిన స్ట్రోక్‌ల ప్రామాణిక సంఖ్య

🇮🇳Marathi

सम

(गोल्फ) गोल्फ कोर्सवरील प्रत्येक छिद्रासाठी किंवा संपूर्ण कोर्ससाठी सेट केलेल्या स्ट्रोकची मानक संख्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાર

(ગોલ્ફ) ગોલ્ફ કોર્સ પર દરેક હોલ માટે અથવા સમગ્ર કોર્સ માટે સેટ કરેલ સ્ટ્રોકની પ્રમાણભૂત સંખ્યા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಾನ

(ಗಾಲ್ಫ್) ಗಾಲ್ಫ್ ಕೋರ್ಸ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿನ ಪ್ರತಿ ರಂಧ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಕೋರ್ಸ್‌ಗೆ ಹೊಂದಿಸಲಾದ ಪ್ರಮಾಣಿತ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯ ಸ್ಟ್ರೋಕ್‌ಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുല്യ

(ഗോൾഫ്) ഒരു ഗോൾഫ് കോഴ്‌സിലെ ഓരോ ദ്വാരത്തിനും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മുഴുവൻ കോഴ്‌സിനും സജ്ജീകരിച്ചിട്ടുള്ള സ്റ്റാൻഡേർഡ് സ്‌ട്രോക്കുകളുടെ എണ്ണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰਾਬਰ

(ਗੋਲਫ) ਗੋਲਫ ਕੋਰਸ 'ਤੇ ਹਰੇਕ ਮੋਰੀ ਲਈ, ਜਾਂ ਪੂਰੇ ਕੋਰਸ ਲਈ ਸੈੱਟ ਕੀਤੇ ਸਟ੍ਰੋਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਮਿਆਰੀ ਸੰਖਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

برابر

(گولف) گولف کورس کے ہر سوراخ کے لیے یا پورے کورس کے لیے مقرر کردہ اسٹروک کی معیاری تعداد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

标杆

（高尔夫）为高尔夫球场上每个洞或整个球场设定的标准杆数

🇯🇵Japanese

パー

(ゴルフ) ゴルフコースのホールごと、またはコース全体に定められた標準のストローク数。

🇰🇷Korean

평가

(골프) 골프장의 각 홀 또는 전체 코스에 대해 설정된 표준 타수

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngang bằng

(golf) số cú đánh tiêu chuẩn được đặt cho mỗi lỗ trên sân gôn hoặc cho toàn bộ sân

🇹🇭Thai

พาร์

(กอล์ฟ) จำนวนสโตรคมาตรฐานที่กำหนดสำหรับแต่ละหลุมในสนามกอล์ฟ หรือตลอดทั้งสนาม

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قدم المساواة

(الجولف) العدد القياسي من الضربات المحددة لكل حفرة في ملعب الجولف، أو للملعب بأكمله

🇮🇷Persian

همتراز

(گلف) تعداد ضربات استاندارد تعیین شده برای هر سوراخ در یک زمین گلف یا برای کل زمین

🇹🇷Turkish

eşit

(golf) golf sahasındaki her delik veya sahanın tamamı için belirlenen standart vuruş sayısı

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָקוּב

(גולף) מספר החבטות הסטנדרטי שנקבע עבור כל חור במגרש גולף, או עבור המסלול כולו

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The primary meaning of 'par' is '(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course'.

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Using 'par' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'par' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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