couple
US /ˈkʌpəl/
Definition
a pair who associate with one another
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
I will be back in a couple of minutes after the call.
Word Family
NounNoun
couple gốc
coupler
coupling
VerbVerb
couple gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- paira set of two similar things considered as a unit
- duotwo items of the same kind
Collocations
- Easy married coupleto married couple, meaning to take in marriage
- Medium a couple of days agoreferring to a couple of days ago
- Hard a couple of lingering concernsreferring to a couple of lingering concerns
- Very Hard coupled with unprecedented volatilityto coupled with unprecedented volatility, meaning to bring two objects, ideas, or people together
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