couple
verb/ˈkʌpl/
/ˈkʌpl/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they couple | /ˈkʌpl/ /ˈkʌpl/ |
| he / she / it couples | /ˈkʌplz/ /ˈkʌplz/ |
| past simple coupled | /ˈkʌpld/ /ˈkʌpld/ |
| past participle coupled | /ˈkʌpld/ /ˈkʌpld/ |
| -ing form coupling | /ˈkʌplɪŋ/ /ˈkʌplɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, usually passive] to join together two parts of something, for example two vehicles or pieces of equipment
- be coupled together The two railway trucks had been coupled together.
- be coupled to something This energy is converted into electrical energy by the generator that is coupled to the turbine.
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- [intransitive] (formal) (of two people or animals) to have sex
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cople (noun), copler (verb), from Latin copula (noun), copulare (verb), from co- ‘together’ + apere ‘fasten’. Compare with copula and copulate.
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