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couple

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkʌp^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkʌpəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kup′əl)

Inflections of 'couple' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

couples: v 3rd person singular

coupling: v pres p

coupled: v past

coupled: v past p

Collocations for "couple"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "couple" in context.

couple

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

need a couple of [minutes, seconds, dollars]
a couple more [minutes]
[can I have, give me] a couple of [minutes]
a couple of [minutes, hours] (of) every day
over the past couple (of) [weeks, months, years]
during the first couple of [weeks]
a couple of [weeks, days] (out) of the [year]
the [job, repair] will take a couple of (days)
I'll [have, take, need, like] a couple
are a couple (of) [hundred]
have [gone, finished, fallen] a couple of times
are a couple of [idiots, dopes, losers]
a couple more [pieces of bread, peanuts, crackers]
singles and couples
the [class, group] was split into couples
arrange the [chairs, seats, sets] in couples
a [young, married, loving, devoted] couple
an [old, elderly] couple
make a [cute, happy, romantic] couple
are [a strange, an odd, a peculiar] couple
is for couples only

n as adj

a couples-only [vacation, resort]

couple the [train cars, trailers] (together)
couple (together) the [train cars]
couple the trailer to the truck
the [coils, wires] are coupled to
coupled in [series, parallel]
[technology, research, training] coupled with [funding, determination, hard work] can
the [lovebirds, animals, lions] coupled

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'couple' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

hear - row - separate - sign - split - toast - address - blow - copy - difference - drunk - egg - fight - glass - understanding - sweetheart - stir - step - son - roof - register - pants - mix - match - sex - around - gay - happy - here - pregnant - perfect - off - chemistry - engagement - fluff - lug - misunderstanding - razor - saddle - slump - pound - wed - squeeze - drift - lesbian - merry - mixed - plus - sober - steady

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Collocations for "couple"

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