couch

A1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkɐʊ̯t͡ʃ/ UK /ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ See IPA manual

Freq #2803

Meanings

1

noun
A long, soft seat for two or more people; a sofa.

We curled up on the couch to watch a film.
2

verb
To express something in a particular way, often to soften it.

She couched her criticism in polite and careful words.

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1 noun · a long, soft seat for two... sofa settee divan

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Forms couchedcouchescouching

Derived forms bed-couchcouch-grasscouch-surfcouch-surfercouch-surfingcouchablecouchancycouchboundcouchednesscouchercouchfulcouchless

Etymology

From Middle English couchen, from Old French (se) couchier, (se) colchier (“go to bed, lay down”), from Latin collocāre (“set in place”), from com- (“together, with”) + locāre. Doublet of collocate.

couchen Middle English couchier Old French collocō Latin

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# couch

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɐʊ̯t͡ʃ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/
**Frequency rank:** 2803

## Meanings
1. A long, soft seat for two or more people; a sofa.
2. To express something in a particular way, often to soften it.

## Examples
- We curled up on the couch to watch a film.
- She couched her criticism in polite and careful words.

## Derived Forms
- bed-couch
- couch-grass
- couch-surf
- couch-surfer
- couch-surfing
- couchable
- couchancy
- couchbound
- couchedness
- coucher
- couchful
- couchless

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: couchen
- Root: couchier
- Root: collocō

## Etymology
From Middle English couchen, from Old French (se) couchier, (se) colchier (“go to bed, lay down”), from Latin collocāre (“set in place”), from com- (“together, with”) + locāre. Doublet of collocate.

## AI Etymology
couch comes from Middle English couchen, from Old French (se) couchier, (se) colchier (“go to bed, lay down”), from Latin collocāre (“set in place”), from com- (“together, with”) + locāre. Doublet of collocate. The historical chain includes Middle English couchen, Old French couchier, Latin collocō. Current senses include A long, soft seat for two or more people; a sofa and to express something in a particular way, often to soften it. English relatives and later formations include bed-couch, couch-grass, couch-surf.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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