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   couple

   /ˈkʌpl/

   noun

   • 1. two people or things of the same sort considered together: "a couple of girls were playing marbles" Similar pairduoduologytwosomeset of twomatchdoubletstwinsbracespanyoketwotwo of a kindrare:dupletdyadduaddoubletonarchaic:twain
   • ▪ a pair of partners in a dance or game.
   • ▪ a pair of hunting dogs.
   • ▪ two collars joined together and used for holding hounds together.
   • ▪ a pair of rafters.
   • ▪ a pair of equal and parallel forces acting in opposite directions, and tending to cause rotation about an axis perpendicular to the plane containing them.
   • 2. two people who are married or otherwise closely associated romantically or sexually: "in three weeks the couple fell in love and became engaged" Similar husband and wifetwosomenewly-wedspartnersloverscohabiteesinformal:item
   • 3. an indefinite small number: informal "he hoped she'd be better in a couple of days"

   verb

   • 1. link or combine (something) with something else: "a sense of hope is coupled with a palpable sense of loss" Similar combineintegratemixincorporateaccompanylinkteamassociateconnectallyadd tojoin toformal:conjoinOpposite divorce
   • ▪ connect (a railway vehicle or a piece of equipment) to another: "a cable is coupled up to one of the wheels"
   • ▪ connect (two electrical components) using electromagnetic induction, electrostatic charge, or an optical link: "resistors are used to couple the oscillators" Similar connectattachjoinfastenfixlinksecuretiebindstrapropetethertrusslashhitchyokechainsticktapegluebondcementfuseweldsolderpinpegscrewboltrivetclampcliphook (up)addappendannexsubjointechnical:concatenateOpposite separate
   • ▪ join to form a pair: "the beetles may couple up to form a pair"
   • 2. mate or have sexual intercourse: "as middle-class youth grew more tolerant of sex, they started to couple more often"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French cople (noun), copler (verb), from Latin copula (noun), copulare (verb), from co- ‘together’ + apere ‘fasten’. Compare with copula and copulate.

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   • 1. coupledom noun

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   If you are hanging out with a couple of friends, you are hanging out with two friends. A couple is a pair or a twosome. As a verb, couple means "to pair or match."

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   16 meanings: 1. two people who regularly associate with each other or live together 2. two people considered as a pair, for or.... Click for more definitions.

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   married couples; same-sex/gay/lesbian couples; a young couple; an elderly couple; The royal couple will visit New Zealand next year. Several couples were on the dance floor. The couple was/were married in 2022. couple from… We met a couple from Chicago, who were travelling with their three children. see also happy couple, power couple

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   What does couple mean?

   • : two persons romantically paired or associated together (as by marriage or on a date) : two persons or things paired together : to join together : connect : to join in pairs Nglish: Translation of couple for Spanish Speakers Britannica English: Translation of couple for Arabic Speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about couple Love words?

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   Where did the word 'couple' come from?

   • It was derived from the Latin copula, meaning a tie or a connection, and was first recorded in writing about 1300 in reference to a man and woman united in marriage. But lest this seem too romantic, we should mention that at the same time, the verb “couple” meant to “yoke,” as in to connect a horse to a cart.

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   Is a couple a standard noun?

   • Usage Guide The adjective use of a couple, without of, has been called nonstandard, but it is not. In both British and American English it is standard before a word (such as more or less) indicating degree. Its use before an ordinary plural noun is an Americanism, common in speech and in writing that is not meant to be formal or elevated.

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   What is a couple in New Zealand?

   • [countable + singular or plural verb] two people who are seen together, especially if they are married or in a romantic or sexual relationship The royal couple will visit New Zealand next year. Several couples were on the dance floor. The couple was/were married in 2022. couple from…

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   Is a couple a pronoun?

   • Couple is also a pronoun. I've got a couple that don't look too bad. A couple is two people who are married, living together, or having a sexual relationship. The couple have no children. ...after burglars ransacked an elderly couple's home. ...an isolated spot popular with courting couples.

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   What is a couple without a noun?

   • The shortened phrase a couple, without of (The gas station is a couple miles from here), is an Americanism of recent development that occurs chiefly in informal speech or representations of speech. Without a following noun, the phrase is highly informal: Jack shouldn't drive. I think he's had a couple. (Here the noun drinks is omitted.)

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