EGAVE

couples

Academic Word List, sublist 7.

About 9.94 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun plural of couple
  2. verb third-person singular simple present indicative of couple

Similar words

mates copulate couple up pair off pair twosome dyad duad twain couplet

Often followed by

who in and are to with were have of

Word family

couple coupled coupling

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