Plural of couple
regular plural
The plural of couple is couples.
Forms of couple
| Singular | couple /ˈkʌp.əl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | couples /ˈkʌp.əlz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Couples in a sentence
- The familiarly pleasant smell of fried burgers couples with the piquant scent of fishsauce out here among the tables where diners feed like sharks from paper-lined baskets heaped with fries.2004, Mari Messer, “Invasion of the Red Tide: Death as Prelude”, in Shore Lines: Reflections Beside the Wide Water, York Beach, Me.: Conari...
- Old couples will sometimes play tapes at each other during a fight.From the entry tape
- The remarried couples among my friends often joke that their divorce and remarriage amounted to an upgrade.From the entry upgrade
- It's typical for elder married couples to live in retirement homes.From the entry elder
- Should unweds living together receive the same social benefits as married couples?From the entry unwed
Meaning of couple
- noun Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
- noun Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
- noun A small number.
Questions about the plural of couple
- What is the plural of couple?
- The plural of couple is couples.
- Is couple countable?
- Couple is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: couple (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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