couple

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NGSL Rank: 513
couple
ˈkʌp(ə)l Listen
Meanings
noun
  • two people or things of the same sort considered together.
    E.g. a couple of girls were playing marbles
  • two people who are married or otherwise closely associated romantically or sexually.
    E.g. in three weeks the couple fell in love and became engaged
  • an indefinite small number.
    E.g. he hoped she'd be better in a couple of days
verb
  • link or combine (something) with something else.
    E.g. a sense of hope is coupled with a palpable sense of loss
  • mate or have sexual intercourse.
    E.g. as middle-class youth grew more tolerant of sex, they started to couple more often

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