What does more than a couple mean?

What does more than a couple mean?

several
Verdict: in common use, several is often more than a couple and a few, though it is sometimes the same as both and occasionally more than a few. Phew.

How many is a couple of guys?

As a noun, couple means “a pair.” If two people are dating, you can refer to them as “a couple.” Similarly, two people who are married can be called a “married couple.” Two guys playing basketball can be called “a couple of guys playing basketball.” As a verb, couple means “to pair or combine,” as people on a dance …

Is it a couple more or a couple of more?

The quantifier a couple of is used to say that there are two of something. When people use this phrase, they usually mean approximately two, not exactly two. In very informal usage, you may hear a couple of + more, as in: a couple of more minutes.

Is a few more than a couple?

The main difference between a couple and a few is that a couple is used to indicate a small number or amount of something, but usually at least two or more (generally, not more than 5) whereas a few may indicate a small number ranging from minimum 3 to even 10.

What does it mean to 4 5 someone?

They are expected to number the pages of their homework assignments in that fashion (4/5 means page four out of five). – user31341. Sep 19, 2018 at 17:12. This is “standard notation” for tweets or posts that are broken up into chunks due to space constraint so that the intended order is clear.

When someone says a couple how many is that?

More? A couple: Everyone seems to agree that “a couple” means two. If you have a couple of options, you can safely assume that you will have to choose between A and B, and only A and B. A Few: Here’s where things tend to get confusing.

Does 5+ mean 5 or more?

I wouldn’t create a rule without seeing context — which your context shows is a prudent decision — but I think that in general you can consider 5+ to mean “5 and above/5 or more.”

Which is correct a couple of or a couple?

It doesn’t matter whether you mean literally a couple, i.e. just two people or things, or you use “a couple of” synonymously to “a few”; it represents a plural idea, so the correct form is: correct There were just a couple of people at the party. wrong There was just a couple of people at the party.

Do you say a couple of or a couple?

Unless you are talking about two persons (the couple walked hand-in-hand), the word couple should have of after it. This is because it is used as an expression. If we still dig in further, we may use couple of for identical things.

Is several more than 2?

Two is a “couple” and more than two or three is several. If you eat four donuts you can say you had several but you may have had too many — especially if you get a stomach-ache. Several is a word that shows size or number when you can’t be specific or when you want to summarize.

Does a couple mean 3?

The short (and rather unhelpful) answer is that while technically, “a couple” does in fact mean two, it is not always used that way in practice and if you ask several native speakers you’re likely to get different responses. “A couple”, “a few”, “several”… Words like this are used with various intent.