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Inflections of 'pal v ⇒ conjugate )pals v 3rd person singular palling v pres p palled v past palled v past p
Collocations for "pal"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "pal" in context.
WordReference English Collocations © 2026 pal ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK. n what's up, pal? what are you up to, pal? my best pal hey, pal! [back off, don't touch me], pal! be a pal and [help, take, try] is a (good) pal of mine it's my pal's birthday we've been best pals since [elementary, high] school is my pen pal writing to my pen pal PAL format n as adj PAL format
'pal ' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
'Pal', 'chum', or 'mate' - condescending? - English Only forum
Bite it sideways, pal! - English Only forum
buddy, mate, pal - English Only forum
buddy/bro/dude/pal - English Only forum
Diana, my pen-pal, whom I have been writing to. - English Only forum
feminine equivalent to mate, lad, pal - English Only forum
Hey, pal, I'm not some grocer who got taken for this register. - English Only forum
I want to have a pen pal, hopefully a girl in her early twenties - English Only forum
I’m waiting for my pen pal Helen from America. - English Only forum
internet pen pal / online friend [words for these?] - English Only forum
Internet play pal - English Only forum
Lights out…For you and me both, pal. - English Only forum
Mate, pal, buddy, dude [for women?] - English Only forum
my introvert(ed) <friend><pal> - English Only forum
pal and buddy - English Only forum
pal in / pile in - English Only forum
pal up - English Only forum
Pal, friend, buddy [address someone] - English Only forum
palling about [pal: verb] - English Only forum
porous pal - English Only forum
take gymnastics at PAL - English Only forum
Third Way pal - English Only forum
Traveling pal - English Only forum
What/ Which language does your pen pal speak? - English Only forum
When a pal gets dumped, you're there with the ice cream - English Only forum
You want to mess pal? - English Only forum
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