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- DictionaryCou·ple/ˈkəp(ə)l/
noun
- 1. two individuals of the same sort considered together: "a couple of girls were playing marbles"
- 2. two people who are married, engaged, or otherwise closely associated romantically or sexually: "in three weeks the couple fell in love and became engaged"
verb
- 1. combine: "a sense of hope is coupled with a palpable sense of loss"
- 2. mate or have sexual intercourse: "as middle-class youth grew more tolerant of sex, they started to couple more often"
1. a. : two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired. b. : two persons paired together. The people were lined up in couples. 2. : pair, brace. needed a couple of bookends. 3. : something that joins or links two things together: such as. a. : two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines. b.
B1 [ C, + sing/pl verb ] two people who are married or in a romantic or sexual relationship, or two people who are together for a particular purpose: married couple We sit in our armchairs watching TV like an old married couple. elderly couple An elderly couple live next door.
noun. two of the same sort considered together; pair. two persons considered as joined together, as a married or engaged pair, lovers, or dance partners: They make a handsome couple. any two persons considered together. Mechanics. a pair of equal, parallel forces acting in opposite directions and tending to produce rotation.
A couple is a pair or a twosome. As a verb, couple means "to pair or match." As a noun, couple means "a pair." If two people are dating, you can refer to them as "a couple ." Similarly, two people who are married can be called a "married couple ."
5 days ago · couple in American English. (ˈkʌpəl) (verb -pled, -pling) noun. 1. two of the same sort considered together; pair. 2. two persons considered as joined together, as a married or engaged pair, lovers, or dance partners. They make a handsome couple.
n. 1. a combination of two of a kind; pair. 2. a grouping of two persons, as a married or engaged pair, lovers, or dance partners. 3. any two persons considered together. 4. a small number; few: We met a couple of times. 5. a pair of equal, parallel forces acting in opposite directions and tending to produce rotation.
Definition of couple noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
