American English
/ˈkʰə.pl̩z/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of couple
Couples are two or more pairs of people who are married or in romantic relationships.
Practice out loudCouples are two or more pairs of people who are married or in romantic relationships.
Many couples enjoy going out to dinner.
The couples at the wedding danced until midnight.
Couples can be a plural noun or a third-person singular verb.
It connects two things or combines them so that they work or act together.
The device couples the sensor to the control unit.
This software couples the two systems.
Couples can be a plural noun or a third-person singular verb.
a small number, usually two
I’ll call you in a couple of hours.
Before -ing, the final e is dropped: coupling, not coupleing.