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pear

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɛər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɛr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pâr)

Collocations for "pear"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "pear" in context.

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pear

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the pear is (not) ripe
  2. [fresh, canned] pears
  3. [caramelized, baked, mulled] pears
  4. make pears in [wine, toffee, caramel]
  5. [peel, core, slice] pears
  6. is filled with pears
  7. a bowl of pears
  8. in the shape of a pear
  9. growing a pear tree
  10. is pear flavored
  11. has a pear filling
  12. a pear orchard
  13. smell the pear blossoms
  14. is pear shaped
  15. slang: the [plan, work, game] has gone pear-shaped
n as adj
  1. growing a pear tree
  2. has a pear filling
  3. a pear orchard
  4. smell the pear blossoms
  5. slang: the [plan, work, game] has gone pear shaped
adv
  1. is pear flavored
  2. is pear shaped
'pear' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "pear" in the title:

a apple and <a?> pear [one article for two nouns?] - English Only forum
a pear - juicy, sweet, ripe, hard, soft, rotten, wormy, dried, big, small - English Only forum
and a partridge in a pear tree... - English Only forum
Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw - English Only forum
go pear-shaped & countries - English Only forum
I have an apple, <an> orange, and <a> pear [article use] [series of nouns] - English Only forum
I like pear(s) - English Only forum
it all went pear-shaped - English Only forum
or whatever the alligator mistakes for a pear - English Only forum
"P" like pear - English Only forum
pear - English Only forum
pear is a shape - English Only forum
pear shaped [voice] - English Only forum
Pear shaped [BE = gone badly: AE equivalent?] - English Only forum
"pear-shaped figs" - English Only forum
pear-shaped tone - English Only forum
pick a pear - English Only forum
Pronunciation : pear vs near - English Only forum
pronunciation: pear - English Only forum
Slipper-Pear - English Only forum
the pear-blossom and <plum> had suddenly appeared - English Only forum
the sufix "-shaped", e.g. heart-shaped, egg-shaped, pear-shaped. - English Only forum
The term for the solid residue after a pear is chewed? - English Only forum
There is / there are 1 apple and 1 pear? - English Only forum
underneath the (pear) tree in the garden - English Only forum
With the eye-averted peeling of a pear. - English Only forum
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