A couple (of) is an English colloquialism that is used to emphasize that something happening in many different possible ways. A colloquialism is a word or phrase that has arisen from English but is not considered formal or grammatical. Colloquial words or phrases are used very frequently in spoken English. A couple is used very frequently in everyday spoken English. the word ‘of’ is often used after ‘a couple’ and before a noun, but is not always necessary.
Meaning of ‘A Couple (of)’
A couple means two; a few; a small number of.
Sentence Examples
“Do you have a couple of dollars you can loan me?”
“I saw him a couple days ago.”
“I have a couple of errands to run. I’ll be back in around two hours.”
“We went out a couple of times but we never really hit it off.”
“My head is killing me. I’m gonna take a couple of aspirin and lie down for a bit.”
“It’ll just take a couple hours to fix your car. There is a diner across the street if you’re interested.”
“I need a couple days off from work. I have some important matters to attend to.’
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