Collocations for couple - noun
ADJ.
beautiful, handsome, lovely | elderly, middle-aged, retired, teenage, young | bridal, honeymoon, married, newly-married, newly-wed
The bridal couple stood up for the first dance. | The hotel was full of honeymoon couples.
The bridal couple stood up for the first dance. | The hotel was full of honeymoon couples.
cohabiting, unmarried | heterosexual | gay, homosexual, lesbian, same-sex | childless, infertile
childless couples seeking to adopt
childless couples seeking to adopt
VERB + COUPLE
make
They make a beautiful couple.
They make a beautiful couple.
PHRASES
the happy couple
(= the bride and groom) We stood and drank a toast to the happy couple.
(= the bride and groom) We stood and drank a toast to the happy couple.