couple

noun
UK: /ˈkʌpəl/
US: /ˈkʌpəl/

  1. Two people who are married or in a romantic relationship.

    1. The couple danced all night. [ ] [ ]
    2. The happy couple celebrated their anniversary with a trip to Italy. [ ] [ ]

  2. Two things of the same type that are together or seen as a pair.

    1. I need a couple of new socks. [ ] [ ]
    2. The design team introduced a couple of innovative solutions during the meeting. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

pair team brace twosome duo
couple verb

  1. To form a romantic relationship or become a pair.

    1. They will couple soon. [ ] [ ]
    2. Birds usually couple in the spring to raise offspring together as a pair. [ ] [ ]

  2. To join or link two things together.

    1. Couple the wires carefully. [ ] [ ]
    2. The engineer had to couple the trailer to the truck before starting the journey. [ ] [ ]
couple adjective

  1. To connect or combine something with something else.

    1. Couple therapy helped them. [ ] [ ]
    2. She suggested a couple of interesting concepts during the innovation summit. [ ] [ ]
couple adverb

  1. A small number of things or people.

    1. I waited a couple minutes. [ ] [ ]
    2. They visited a couple of cities during their extensive summer vacation. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "couple" in English means: Two people who are married or in a romantic relationship., Two things of the same type that are together or seen as a pair..

The phonetic transcription of "couple" is /ˈkʌpəl/ in British English and /ˈkʌpəl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "couple": pair, team, brace, twosome, duo.

Example usage of "couple": "The couple danced all night.". More examples on the page.