"couple" meaning in English

See couple in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌpəl/ Audio: en-uk-couple.ogg [UK], en-us-couple.ogg [US] Forms: couple [singular], couples [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A couple is two (2) things that go together.
    Sense id: simple-couple-en-noun-AyXmBNX3
  2. A couple is two people that love one another.
    Sense id: simple-couple-en-noun-oq2Cp54t

Verb

IPA: /ˈkʌpəl/ Audio: en-uk-couple.ogg [UK], en-us-couple.ogg [US] Forms: couple [canonical], couples [third-person, singular], coupled [past], coupled [past, participle], coupling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|coupl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you couple two things, you join them together.
    Sense id: simple-couple-en-verb-jGdtvkHZ
  2. If two people couple, they have sex.
    Sense id: simple-couple-en-verb-WjCAPstU Categories (other): Verbs
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