couple
/ˈkʌp.əl/noun, verb2 syllables
Couple means: two items of the same kind.
Synonyms for couple30
noun, as in two items of the same kind
verb, as in form a pair or pairs
verb, as in link together
also used for couple
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Opposites of couple
What does couple mean?9
noun
two items of the same kind
a pair who associate with one another“the engaged couple”
a pair of people who live together“a married couple from Chicago”
a small indefinite number“he's coming for a couple of days”
(physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
verb
bring two objects, ideas, or people together“This fact is coupled to the other one”
form a pair or pairs“The two old friends paired off”
engage in sexual intercourse“Birds mate in the spring”
link together“can we couple these proposals?”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Couple in a sentence
- Within a couple of minutes, she had eaten up all the bread and cheese.Zifre
- The couple separated, never to see each other again.jakov
- It was time to part, but still the couple clung together.CM
- A couple of years ago, this book was exposed as a fraud.unknown
- After a couple of drinks, the guy was feeling no pain.CK
- Two is a couple, three is a crowd.dryhay
- I haven't read all of her books, just the first couple.morgyn
- Apart from a couple of early setbacks, the project is progressing well.patgfisher
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of couple
as a noun
- plural
- couples
as a verb
- past tense
- coupled
- present participle
- coupling
- third-person singular
- couples
- past participle
- coupled