couple
To join together, or toTo join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).
Now the conductor will couple the train cars.
I've coupled our system to theirs.
bring two objects, ideas, or people together
(dated, transitive)To join in wedlock; to marry.
(intransitive)To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate.
engage in sexual intercourse
(transitive)To cause (two animals) to copulate, to bring (two animals) together for mating.
(transitive)To enter (multiple horses with the same owner) into a race so that a single bet can be placed on any of them winning.
Examples
1837 sentencesGive them a couple of minutes.
Дай їм кілька хвилин. — deniko
ruДай им пару минут. — soniamiku
deGib ihnen ein paar Minuten Zeit. — raggione
Give us a couple more minutes.
Дай нам ще пару хвилин. — deniko
deGib uns ein paar Minuten mehr! — Melang
I've been here a couple hours.
Я тут уже кілька годин. — deniko
May I ask a couple of questions?
Можна мені поставити декілька запитань? — miketheknight
ruМожно задать Вам пару вопросов? — sharptoothed
deKann ich ein paar Fragen stellen? — MUIRIEL
I'm taking a couple of days off.
Я беру кілька днів відгулу. — deniko
ruЯ беру отгул на пару дней. — marafon
deIch nehme mir ein paar Tage frei. — Wolf
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From Middle English couple, from Old French couple, from Latin cōpula. Doublet of copula.From Middle English couple, from Old French couple, from Latin cōpula. Doublet of copula.
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Forms
couples, coupling, coupled, coupledSynonyms
16 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- a couple of
- for a couple
- couple of days
- couple of weeks
- couple of hours
- have a couple
- in a couple
- couple of years
- couple of times
- buy a couple
- couple of questions
- couple of songs