Pare — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

decrease gradually or bit by bit

cut small bits or pare shavings from

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɛɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈeə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈeə/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈɛɹ/.

Examples

whittle a piece of wood
pare apples
pare one's fingernails

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pare down skin whittle trim peel

Parts of Speech

verb	decrease gradually or bit by bit
verb	cut small bits or pare shavings from “whittle a piece of wood”
verb	strip the skin off “pare apples”
verb	remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size “pare one's fingernails”

Word Forms

whittler	noun	someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime)
paring	noun	a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
skin	noun	the rind of a fruit or vegetable
skinner	noun	a person who prepares or deals in animal skins
peel	noun	the rind of a fruit or vegetable
peeler	noun	a device for peeling vegetables or fruits
parer	noun	a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables
trimmer	noun	a machine that trims timber

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

rogner

diminuer progressivement ou petit à petit

🇪🇸Spanish

cortar

disminuir gradualmente o poco a poco

🇳🇱Dutch

knip

geleidelijk of beetje bij beetje afnemen

🇷🇺Russian

сократить

уменьшаться постепенно или постепенно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पारे

धीरे-धीरे या थोड़ा-थोड़ा करके कम करें

🇮🇳Tamil

பரே

படிப்படியாக அல்லது சிறிது சிறிதாக குறையும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పారే

క్రమంగా లేదా బిట్ బై బిట్ తగ్గుతుంది

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાર

ધીમે ધીમે અથવા થોડી થોડી વારે ઘટાડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಾರೆ

ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪಮಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരേ

ക്രമേണ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബിറ്റ് ബിറ്റ് കുറയ്ക്കുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

削减

逐渐或一点点减少

🇯🇵Japanese

平らな

徐々にまたは少しずつ減少します

🇰🇷Korean

깎아 다듬다

점차적으로 또는 조금씩 감소

🇻🇳Vietnamese

miếng thịt

giảm dần hoặc từng chút một

🇹🇭Thai

แพร์

ลดลงเรื่อยๆหรือทีละน้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengurangi

berkurang secara bertahap atau sedikit demi sedikit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

باري

تنخفض تدريجياً أو شيئاً فشيئاً

🇮🇷Persian

پاره کردن

به تدریج یا ذره ذره کاهش یابد

🇹🇷Turkish

eşitlemek

kademeli olarak veya azar azar azaltın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְקַלֵף

ירידה בהדרגה או טיפין טיפין

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