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# par

noun (par, uncountable); idioms (on a par with, up to par, below par, par for the course)

«par» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In golf, par is the number of strokes a good player is expected to need for a hole or a whole course. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/par/#m1)
2. «On a par with» means equal to or as good as. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/par/#m2)
3. «Up to par» means as good as it should be; «below par» or «under par» (not golf) means not as good or not as well as usual. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/par/#m3)
4. «Par for the course» means normal or expected, usually for something annoying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/par/#m4)
5. (money) Par is the normal stated value of something like a share. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/par/#m5)
6. In French, par means "by", so a book title such as "Contes des Fees, par Madame d'Aulnoy" means the tales are by Madame d'Aulnoy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/par/#m6)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, «I'm feeling a bit below par» means «I'm a bit unwell or tired». In golf and maths, scores are counted against par: 2 under par means 2 strokes fewer. In stories, «par for the course» shows a character used to bad luck. Phrases: «under par», «over par», «on a par with», «up to par».

### Examples

- Par for this golf hole is three. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/par/#x1)
- She finished the round two under par. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/par/#x2)
- His homework wasn't up to par this week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/par/#x3)
- I'm feeling below par, so I'll stay home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/par/#x4)
- Rain on sports day is par for the course in Wales. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/par/#x5)
- The new film is on a par with the first one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/par/#x6)
- Our team is now on a par with the best in the league. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/par/#x7)
- \[Contes des Fees, par Madame d'Aulnoy.\] [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/par/#x8)

### Note

Uncountable. In golf maths, a score of 72 on a par-70 course is «2 over par» (72 − 70 = 2); a score of 68 is «2 under par». Careful: in golf «under par» is good, but in everyday talk «below par» is bad.

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday life, «I'm feeling a bit below par» means «I'm a bit unwell or tired». In golf and maths, scores are counted against par: 2 under par means 2 strokes fewer. In stories, «par for the course» shows a character used to bad luck. Phrases: «under par», «over par», «on a par with», «up to par».

### Examples

- Wind is of course the herald of the storm, the Biblical symbol par excellence of the divine theophany, making wind a potent symbol of divine imminence. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/par/#x1)
- Vincent in Jouraal Je Mathematiques Par Joseph Liouville Paris 1839 pp. 261-280 and in Kevue Archaolot'ique 18J5-184f) pp. 601-621.) (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/par/#x2)
- Ctt" mean, not tirst, second, third and fourth, but one, two, three and four, and these numbers them.'selTes are the ten Setiroth from which all letters of the aljdiabet '.par- (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/par/#x3)

### Note

Uncountable. In golf maths, a score of 72 on a par-70 course is «2 over par» (72 − 70 = 2); a score of 68 is «2 under par». Careful: in golf «under par» is good, but in everyday talk «below par» is bad.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «par» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/par/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«par» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/par.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «par» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/par/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«par» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/par.html) on Mova free.