What does couple mean?
Couple means Two of the same kind connected or considered together..
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/ˈkʌp.əl/ · noun
Two of the same kind connected or considered together..
A couple of police officers appeared at the door.
'Tis in some sort with Friends (Pardon the Coarseness of the illustration) as it is with Dogs in Couples. They should be of the same Size; and Humour; and That which Pleases the One should Please the Other
[…]couple of tables; one of which bore some preparations for supper; while, on the other […]
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A couple of billiard balls, all mud and dirt, two battered hats, a champagne bottle […]
‘Oh, merely a couple of hundred a year, but the work is slight, and it need not interfere very much with one’s other occupations.’
When we got on board again after a couple of hours on shore[…]
Thinks I to myself, “Sol, you're run off your course again. This is a rich man's summer ‘cottage’[…].” So I started to back away again into the bushes. But I hadn't backed more'n a couple of yards when I see something so amazing that I couldn't help scooching down behind the bayberries and looking at it.
Use couple when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Couple means Two of the same kind connected or considered together..
Common synonyms include twosome, brace, pair, few.
Possible antonyms include uncouple.
A couple of police officers appeared at the door.
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