What (who) is par - definition
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PAR; P.A.R.; Par.; Par (disambiguation)
par
1.
If you say that two people or things are on a par with each other, you mean that they are equally good or bad, or equally important.
Parts of Glasgow are on a par with the worst areas of London and Liverpool for burglaries.
PHRASE: PHR n/-ing, usu v-link PHR, PHR after v
2.
In golf, par is the number of strokes that a good player should take to get the ball into a hole or into all the holes on a particular golf course.
He was five under par after the first round.
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3.
If you say that someone or something is below par or under par, you are disappointed in them because they are below the standard you expected.
Duffy's primitive guitar playing is well below par...
PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR after v, PHR n
4.
If you say that someone or something is not up to par, you are disappointed in them because they are below the standard you expected.
His performance was not up to par...
PHRASE: usu with neg, v-link PHR, PHR after v
5.
If you feel below par or under par, you feel tired and unable to perform as well as you normally do.
PHRASE: usu v-link PHR
6.
If you say that something that happens is par for the course, you mean that you are not pleased with it but it is what you expected to happen.
He said long hours are par for the course.
PHRASE: v-link PHR
par
n.
Equality, equivalence.
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Pronunciation examples for par
1. par excellence.
Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking _ Daniel Dennett _ Talks at Google
2. sub-par or traditional.
Flour and Water _ Thomas McNaughton _ Talks at Google
3. "3 Kifs Par Jour."
Unleash Your Superpowers _ Florence Servan-Schreiber _ Talks at Google
4. "on a par."
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5. JENNA TAYLOR: Par freezing, really.
Sweet Potatoes - Roasted & Made into a Pie _ Mary-Frances Heck _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of par
1. "The par–fives are reachable and there are some short par–fours out there.
2. He added further birdies on the par–four 13th and the monstrous 601–yard par–five 14th hole.
3. Ce régime qui se trouve dans une impasse politique caractérisé : par le refus de toute élection libre et transparente, par le refus dhonorer tout traité de paix, par les massacres des civils innocents (ŕ Arhiba en novembre 2005), par la répression du mouvement social (arrestations de leaders syndicaux en mars 2006), continue, par cette offensive, sa logique meurtri';re et destructrice.
4. Casey finished his round with a real flourish, birdying the par–five 17th and eagling the par–five last.
5. World number one Woods finished with a par and Els declined to putt out after missing his par attempt.