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- [kuhp-uh l]
- /ˈkʌp əl/
- /ˈkʌpl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuhp-uh l]
- /ˈkʌp əl/
Definitions of couple word
- quantifier couple If you refer to a couple of people or things, you mean two or approximately two of them, although the exact number is not important or you are not sure of it. 3
- quantifier couple Couple is also a determiner in spoken American English, and before 'more' and 'less'. 3
- quantifier couple Couple is also a pronoun. 3
- countable noun couple A couple is two people who are married, living together, or having a sexual relationship. 3
- countable noun couple A couple is two people that you see together on a particular occasion or that have some association. 3
- verb couple If you say that one thing produces a particular effect when it is coupled with another, you mean that the two things combine to produce that effect. 3
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Origin of couple
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French c(o)uple, Old French cople, cuple < Latin cōpula a tie, bond (see copula); (v.) Middle English couplen < Anglo-French co(u)pler, Old French copler, cupler < Latin copulāre (see copulate)
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Parts of speech for Couple
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
couple popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
couple usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for couple
noun couple
verb couple
- connect — If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.
- copulate — If one animal or person copulates with another, they have sex. You can also say that two animals or people copulate.
- wed — to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony.
- marry — to take in marriage: After dating for five years, I finally asked her to marry me.
- conjoin — If two or more things conjoin or if you conjoin them, they are united and joined together.
Antonyms for couple
noun couple
- individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
verb couple
- divorce — a divorced man.
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- unbuckle — to unfasten the buckle or buckles of.
- uncouple — to release the coupling or link between; disconnect; let go: to uncouple railroad cars.
Top questions with couple
- how many is a couple?
- how to break up a couple?
- how to brake up a couple?
- how much is a couple?
See also
Matching words
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