couple

couple is part of the Academic Word List. It is important for students in college and university.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Singular couple

Plural couples

1. A couple is two (2) things that go together.

   Can you lend me a couple of dollars?

2. A couple is two people that love one another.

   John and Susan make a nice couple, don't they?

Verb

Plain form couple

Third-person singular couples

Past tense coupled

Past participle coupled

Present participle coupling

1. (transitive) If you couple two things, you join them together.
2. (intransitive) If two people couple, they have sex.