Coupled
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Definitions
2 meaningsTo connect or link two or more things together.
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To connect or join two or more things.
The two wires were coupled to complete the circuit.
💡 Simply: Imagine you're putting two LEGO blocks together. 'Coupled' means the same thing: joining things. For example, the train cars were 'coupled' together, like LEGOs!
👶 For kids: When you couple things, it's like holding hands! You're connecting them.
More Examples
The dancers coupled beautifully during the waltz.
The new software coupled the database with the user interface.
How It's Used
"The engineers coupled the train cars together."
"The couple coupled with passion during their dance."
Connected or joined together; associated.
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Being connected or linked.
The economic downturn and rising unemployment were coupled events.
💡 Simply: When things are 'coupled', it means they're connected or go together. Like peanut butter and jelly – they're a coupled pair! Or when two problems have a link, like hunger and poverty are often 'coupled'.
👶 For kids: When things are coupled, they're stuck together!
More Examples
The coupled systems allowed for efficient data transfer.
The researcher studied coupled reactions in the experiment.
How It's Used
"The study examined the coupled effects of poverty and lack of education."
"These coupled oscillators exhibit complex behavior."
Synonyms & Antonyms
Idioms & expressions
coupled with
In combination with; along with.
"The rain, coupled with the wind, made conditions treacherous."
From Middle English *couplen*, from Old French *coplier* (“to couple”), from Latin *copulāre* (“to couple, connect”), from *copula* (“a bond, connection”).
The word 'couple' and its variations have been used for centuries to describe joining or uniting things, and this has carried through to the current usage of 'coupled'.
Memory tip
Think of a couple holding hands – they are coupled.
Word Origin
"a bond, connection"