couple
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1.3
- noun
- /ˈkʌpəl/
:
pareja
- The couple enjoyed a romantic dinner by the beach on their anniversary.
- a married couple
- same-sex couple
- a young couple
So the real truth about couples is a secret often.
- So the real truth about couples is a secret often.
- And for some couples, that's a big thing.
- I have had it with couples that are pregnant, OK.
- So we created a way for couples to recover from affairs.
- Yeah, y'all got to be the youngest couple with the most years ever.
- The story follows private lives of newlywed couple Sonia and Alfonso.
- Their clothes strewn about the living room, the couple lay naked on the couch.
- They come out of this much stronger couples, much stronger.
- You got a lot of young couples without children.
- The most compatible couples have compatible life goals.
Examples
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Do you have any tips for a couple making a budget together?
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I think this is true for most couples by this point.
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How long have you guys been together as a couple Nine years?
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So let's look at this couple on their first date.
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I suggest you make the nice couple a very generous offer.
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In this instance, another lesbian couple was also present at the support group.
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Using Skype, she was then able to interview a local couple who had recently been through the experience.
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Nothing classes up the joint like a clean-cut young couple.
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On my birthday, a middle-aged white couple brought chocolates to my hospital room.
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Infertility was cited by some couples as the cause of their marriage breakdown.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
889
1.0
Two matching things considered together, like two socks
10
3.2
Two people who do things together, like walking or dancing
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
8
3.6
Two people in a romantic relationship who are both very successful and influential
- Specialized
A turning effect that two equal opposite forces make when they are apart
How Committed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Couple comes from the Latin word copula, which means 'link' or 'bond', so a couple is two people who are linked together as partners.