0 two or a few things that are similar or the same, or two or a few people who are in some way connected: --
I'm sorry I didn't call you, but I've been very busy over the past couple of weeks.
Many economists expect unemployment to fall over the next couple of months.
We'll have to wait another couple of hours for the paint to dry.
A couple of people objected to the proposal, but the vast majority approved of it.
The doctor said my leg should be better in a couple of days.
1 two people who are married or in a romantic or sexual relationship, or two people who are together for a particular purpose: --
The couple skated spectacularly throughout the competition.
Should the government do more to help young couples buy their own homes?
a married couple
3 When two people or two animals couple, they have sex. --
4 two or a few things that are similar or the same, or two or a few people who are in some way connected: --
5 two people who are married or who spend a lot of time together esp. in a romantic relationship: --
We’re having two couples over for dinner.
All the other guests at the party were couples, and I felt rather strange on my own.
Margot and Tom seem like a very happy couple - have they been married long?
Lawyers for the couple have announced that they are starting divorce proceedings.
A fashionable couple posed elegantly at the next table.
There's not much in the way of entertainment in this town - just the cinema and a couple of pubs.
The getaway car was abandoned a couple of kilometres from the scene of the robbery.