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# couple

«couple» in Mova's school dictionary: **2 people who are together, like a married pair** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (couple, couples); verb (couple, coupled — to join)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A couple is 2 people who are together, like a married pair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/couple/#m1)

2) A couple of things means two of them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/couple/#m2)

3) In everyday talk, «a couple of» can mean a few. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/couple/#m3)

4) To couple is to join two things, like train cars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/couple/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

maths: two people, or two things; «a couple of» usually means 2; one couple = 2 people, so people = 2 × couples; everyday life: a couple of minutes, a couple of friends; stories: an old couple, a newly married couple

### examples

- A couple bought 2 tickets each. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/couple/#x1)
- There are 8 couples at the dance, so 16 people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/couple/#x2)
- She ate a couple of cookies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/couple/#x3)
- Each couple brought a dish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/couple/#x4)
- I'll be ready in a couple of minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/couple/#x5)
- An old couple lives next door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/couple/#x6)
- The couple danced together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/couple/#x7)
- The train cars are coupled together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/couple/#x8)
- The couple had one boy called Jem. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/couple/#x9)

### note

A hidden number: one couple = 2 people, so people = 2 × couples. Trap: «a couple of» in everyday talk can mean a few, but in maths problems take it as 2.

### In the corpora

- ["Going out with someone" means two people are a couple who spend time together because they like each other a lot.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/13-dates-engagements-and-weddings/4/)
- [Date night is when a couple goes out together, just the two of them, which keeps their friendship strong.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/13-dates-engagements-and-weddings/5/)
- [A honeymoon is a holiday a couple takes just after the wedding, to rest and celebrate, just the two of them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/13-dates-engagements-and-weddings/15/)
- [A rough patch is a hard time in a relationship, with more arguing or unhappiness, and many couples come through it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up/10/)
- [Disagreeing is normal; talking it through is how couples decide things together.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «couple» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/couple/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.