couples
USKUP-uhlz/ˈkʌpəlz/
- 1Plural of couple. Use this form when talking about more than one pair.
Three couples danced under the string lights.
Several couples booked tables for the holiday dinner.
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- 2Third-person singular simple present of couple. Use it with he, she, or it.
The mechanic couples the two pipes with a tight seal.
She couples each new student with a friendly helper.
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couples is a form of couple
couple, noun: Two people who are in a romantic or sexual relationship. Full entry
- Forms
- couplecouples plural
- Spelling
- couple → couples: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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