American English pronunciation
How to pronounce couple
IPA transcription: ['kʌpəl]
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Noun
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a pair who associate with one another
“the engaged couple”
“an inseparable twosome”
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two items of the same kind
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a pair of people who live together
“a married couple from Chicago”
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a small indefinite number
“he's coming for a couple of days”
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(physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
Verb
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bring two objects, ideas, or people together
“This fact is coupled to the other one”
“Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?”
“The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project”
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engage in sexual intercourse
“Birds mate in the Spring”
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form a pair or pairs
“The two old friends paired off”
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link together
“can we couple these proposals?”
Usage examples
- A couple with bright hair embracing near a crowd of others.
- Trains were operated using two units semi-permanently coupled, with the driving motors outermost.
- The library have the unabridged edition, or at least they did a couple of years ago.
- A young couple lying in bed
- The couple had two sons and two daughters together.
- Coupling can be divided into three categories: two-way coupled, one-way coupled, and hybrid.
- The couple had a daughter, Lisa.
- It concerns the reactions of three couples each expecting a child.
- The couple have one daughter.
- A male photographer taking photos of a couple sitting on the grass near a lake