couple

Noun

1. Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
2. Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
3. (informal) A small number.
4. One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
5. A turning effect created by forces that produce a non-zero external torque.
6. A couple-close.
7. That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.

Adj

Two or (a) small number of.

Det

Two or a few, a small number of.

Verb

1. (transitive) To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).
2. (dated, transitive) To join in wedlock; to marry.
3. (intransitive) To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate.
4. (transitive) To cause (two animals) to copulate, to bring (two animals) together for mating.
5. (transitive) To enter (multiple horses with the same owner) into a race so that a single bet can be placed on any of them winning.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkʌpəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: couple

In summary

From Middle English couple, from Old French couple, from Latin cōpula. Doublet of copula.

Synonyms

pair

mate

🧉

brace

match

unite

join

two

husband and wife

link

🔗

double

twosome

duo

combine

spouse

copulate

connect

both

twin

partner

merge

dyad

duet

mates

twain

2

yoke

two people

twins

marry

tie

hook

🪝

duad

bind

couplet

coupling

associate

amalgamate

man and wife

span

splice

set

mix

bond

couple on

coalesce

distich

leash

linking

join up

attach

knit

Translations

paire

couple

👫

pareja

👫

coppia

👫

Paar

paar

koppel

👫

par

paio

koppelen

👫

para

parella

accoppiare

👫

apparier

acoplar

👫

Sentences

The couple had four children , three sons and one daughter .

There are a couple ways to improve on this .

The couple had two sons , both in the entertainment business .

If the second couple declined , the third couple was asked .

The couple separated and reunited three times before they made a permanent break .

The couple settled in Bishopsgate.