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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpæl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pæl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pal)

Inflections of 'pal' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
pals
v 3rd person singular
palling
v pres p
palled
v past
palled
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pal /pæl/USA pronunciation   n., v., palled, pal•ling. [Informal.]
n. [countable]
  1. Informal Termsa close friend;
    comrade;
    chum:His pal would always come to his rescue.

v. [no object]
  1. Informal Termsto do something together as friends:They were always palling around.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pal  (pal),USA pronunciation n., v., palled, pal•ling. [Informal.]
n. 
  1. Informal Termsa very close, intimate friend;
    comrade;
    chum.
  2. an accomplice.

v.i. 
  1. Informal Termsto associate as comrades or chums:to pal around with the kid next door.
  • English Romany: brother, mate, dissimilated variant of continental Romany phral
  • 1675–85

PAL  (pal),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a special air service offered by the U.S. Postal Service for sending parcels from 5 to 30 lb. (2.3 to 13.5 kg) to overseas servicemen: only the regular parcel post rate to the U.S. port of shipment plus $1 is charged. Cf. SAM (def. 2).
  • P(arcel) A(ir) Latin(ift) 

PAL, 
  1. Police Athletic League.
Also, P.A.L. 
Pal., 
  1. Place NamesPalestine.

pal., 
    1. paleography.
    2. paleontology.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pal /pæl/ informal n
  1. a close friend; comrade
 vb (pals, palling, palled)
  1. (intransitive; usually followed by with or about) to associate as friends
Etymology: 17th Century: from English Romany: brother, ultimately from Sanskrit bhrātar brother
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
PAL /pæl/ n acronym for
  1. phase alternation line: a colour-television broadcasting system used generally in Europe
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Pal. abbreviation for
  1. Palestine
'pal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: what's up, pal?, what are you up to, pal?, my best pal, more...

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

'Pal', 'chum', or 'mate' - condescending?
Bite it sideways, pal!
buddy, mate, pal
buddy/bro/dude/pal
Diana, my pen-pal, whom I have been writing to.
feminine equivalent to mate, lad, pal
Hey, pal, I'm not some grocer who got taken for this register.
I want to have a pen pal, hopefully a girl in her early twenties
I’m waiting for my pen pal Helen from America.
internet pen pal / online friend [words for these?]
Internet play pal
Lights out…For you and me both, pal.
Mate, pal, buddy, dude [for women?]
my introvert(ed) <friend><pal>
pal and buddy
pal in / pile in
pal up
Pal, friend, buddy [address someone]
palling about [pal: verb]
porous pal
take gymnastics at PAL
Third Way pal
Traveling pal
What/ Which language does your pen pal speak?
When a pal gets dumped, you're there with the ice cream
You want to mess pal?

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