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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
par
/pɑː/
noun1 of 3
the usual amount
- “This car can drive on par with that one there.”Tatoeba
- “This paring knife fits well in your hand and cuts beautifully.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
adjective2 of 3
Equally distant from one another at all points.
preposition3 of 3
By; with.
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)