couple
🇺🇸
/ˈkʌpl/
🇬🇧
/ˈkʌpl/
noun
A2
two people or things
I saw a couple of birds sitting on the fence.
A2
a small number of things
I need a couple of minutes to finish this work.
A2
two people in a relationship
The happy couple walked hand in hand through the park.
intransitive verb
R
to connect two things together
The train cars were coupled together for the long journey.
R
to have sex
The animals couple during mating season.
translation
two people or things; a small number of things; two people in a relationship
to connect two things together; to have sex
Word Forms
Plural
couples
Progressive
coupling
Past
coupled
Perfect
coupled
3rd Present
couples