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What is Pare verb?
The meaning of PARE is to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of. How to use pare in a sentence.
3 days ago · When you pare something, or pare part of it off or away, you cut off its skin or its outer layer.
to cut away the outer layer from something, especially a fruit or a vegetable: He was busy paring apples in the kitchen. Pare off any bits of the carrots that don't look very nice. to reduce something, especially by a large amount: The three-hour play has been pared (down/back) to two hours. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
[often passive] to gradually reduce the size or amount. be pared back/down (to something) The training budget has been pared back to a minimum. The workforce has been pared to the bone (= reduced to the lowest possible level).
to cut away the outer layer from something, especially a fruit or a vegetable: He was busy paring apples in the kitchen. Pare off any bits of the carrots that don't look very nice. to reduce something, especially by a large amount: The three-hour play has been pared (down/back) to two hours.
pare something (back/down) to gradually reduce the size or amount The training budget has been pared back to a minimum. The workforce has been pared to the bone (= reduced to the lowest possible level). see parings. See pare in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: pare.
The most common meaning of the phrasal verb pare back is to reduce the size, number, or amount of something, often to make it more efficient or manageable. For example, it can mean cutting back on expenses, reducing the number of employees, or simplifying a project.
