couple
noun
verb (used with object), cou·pled, cou·pling.
verb (used without object), cou·pled, cou·pling.
Origin of couple
Usage note
In referring to two people, couple, like many collective nouns, may take either a singular or a plural verb. Most commonly, it is construed as a plural: The couple were traveling to Texas. See also collective noun.
Related Words for coupled
connect, copulate, wed, marry, conjoin, unite, hitch, coalesce, harness, link, clasp, conjugate, pair, yoke, cohabit, buckle, match, bracketExamples from the Web for coupled
Contemporary Examples of coupled
Wartime shortages, coupled with imperfections, limited the production of British currency.
Some members are alone, some coupled, and lots of families, with kids in tow.
That, coupled with him wanting it to be a coming-of-age movie, felt fresh to me.
Particularly when they are not coupled with other policy tools, one cannot expect sanctions to deliver quickly.
These skills, coupled with the craftsmanship learned in art school, have all helped his most recent endeavors.
Historical Examples of coupled
I shall see that your name is coupled with the Bacillus as that of its discoverer.
The Bacillus of BeautyHarriet Stark
As Crane went down the stairs he wondered why he had coupled himself with Cass.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
If the words may be coupled, I watched him with an enraged admiration.
In the ValleyHarold Frederic
Nevertheless, coupled with the gratification was a slight feeling of uneasiness.
Galusha the MagnificentJoseph C. Lincoln
It proves to me, when coupled with your presence there, that you were in the fight the night before.
Love-at-ArmsRaphael Sabatini