Learn more If you refer to acoupleof people or things you mean two or approximately two of them although the exact number is not important or you are not sure of it Usage Note When used to refer to two people who function socially as a unit as in a marriedcouple the wordcouplemay take either a singular or a plural verb depending on whether the members are considered individually or collectively Thecouplewere married last week Couple a set of two of items of a typeCouple mechanics a pair of forces which are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction and separated by a perpendicular distance so that their line of action do not coincide that cause a turning effectCouple relationship two people in an intimate relationship Dec 19 2025 Couples married for decades reflect on how love patience and resilience helped them weather lifes challenges and sustain lasting meaningful unions In referring to two people couple like many collective nouns may take either a singular or a plural verb
Most commonly it is construed as a plural Thecouplewere traveling to Texas COUPLEdefinition two of the same sort considered together pair. See examples ofcoupleused in a sentence In informal U.S
English acouplecan be used like a couple of before a plural noun Definition ofcouplenoun in Oxford Advanced Learner s Dictionary
Meaning pronunciation picture example sentences grammar usage notes synonyms and more The meaning ofCOUPLEis two persons married engaged or otherwise romantically paired. How to usecouplein a sentence. Iscouplean adjective? Usage Guide COUPLEdefinition 1
two or a few things that are similar or the same or two or a few people who are in some way
Learn more If you refer to acoupleof people or things you mean two or approximately two of them although the exact number is not important or you are not sure of it Usage Note When used to refer to two people who function socially as a unit as in a marriedcouple the wordcouplemay take either a singular or a plural verb depending on whether the members are considered individually or collectively Thecouplewere married last week Couple a set of two of items of a typeCouple mechanics a pair of forces which are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction and separated by a perpendicular distance so that their line of action do not coincide that cause a turning effectCouple relationship two people in an intimate relationship Dec 19 2025 Couples married for decades reflect on how love patience and resilience helped them weather lifes challenges and sustain lasting meaningful unions In referring to two people couple like many collective nouns may take either a singular or a plural verb
Most commonly it is construed as a plural Thecouplewere traveling to Texas COUPLEdefinition two of the same sort considered together pair. See examples ofcoupleused in a sentence In informal U.S
English acouplecan be used like a couple of before a plural noun Definition ofcouplenoun in Oxford Advanced Learner s Dictionary. Meaning pronunciation picture example sentences grammar usage notes synonyms and more.