Couch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an upholstered seat for more than one person

a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊtʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈaʊtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈaʊtʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈaʊtʃ/.

Examples

I wouldn't put it that way
She cast her request in very polite language

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sofa frame redact put lounge cast

Parts of Speech

noun	an upholstered seat for more than one person
noun	a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer
noun	a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment
verb	formulate in a particular style or language “I wouldn't put it that way”

Word Forms

lounge	verb	sit or recline comfortably
frame	noun	the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
redaction	noun	the act of putting something in writing
cast	noun	the distinctive form in which a thing is made

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

canapé

un siège rembourré pour plus d'une personne

🇪🇸Spanish

sofá

un asiento tapizado para más de una persona

🇮🇹Italian

divano

un sedile imbottito per più di una persona

🇳🇱Dutch

bank

een gestoffeerde zitting voor meer dan één persoon

🇵🇹Portuguese

sofá

um assento estofado para mais de uma pessoa

🇷🇺Russian

диван

мягкое сиденье для более чем одного человека

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सोफ़ा

एक से अधिक व्यक्तियों के लिए असबाब वाली सीट

🇧🇩Bengali

পালঙ্ক

একাধিক ব্যক্তির জন্য একটি গৃহসজ্জার আসন

🇮🇳Tamil

படுக்கை

ஒன்றுக்கும் மேற்பட்ட நபர்களுக்கான மெத்தை இருக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

మంచం

ఒకటి కంటే ఎక్కువ వ్యక్తుల కోసం అప్హోల్స్టర్డ్ సీటు

🇮🇳Marathi

पलंग

एकापेक्षा जास्त व्यक्तींसाठी असबाबदार आसन

🇮🇳Gujarati

પલંગ

એક કરતાં વધુ વ્યક્તિઓ માટે અપહોલ્સ્ટર્ડ સીટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಂಚ

ಒಂದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಜ್ಜುಗೊಳಿಸಿದ ಆಸನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കിടക്ക

ഒന്നിലധികം ആളുകൾക്ക് അപ്ഹോൾസ്റ്റേർഡ് സീറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੋਫਾ

ਇੱਕ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਅਪਹੋਲਸਟਰਡ ਸੀਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

صوفہ

ایک سے زیادہ افراد کے لئے ایک upholstered سیٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

长椅

可供多人使用的软垫座椅

🇯🇵Japanese

ソファー

複数人用の布張りの座席

🇰🇷Korean

침상

한 명 이상의 사람을 위한 덮개를 씌운 좌석

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đi văng

một chiếc ghế bọc nệm cho nhiều người

🇹🇭Thai

โซฟา

เบาะนั่งสำหรับมากกว่าหนึ่งคน

🇮🇩Indonesian

sofa

kursi berlapis kain untuk lebih dari satu orang

🇵🇭Filipino

sopa

isang upholstered na upuan para sa higit sa isang tao

🇲🇾Malay

pelamin

kerusi empuk untuk lebih daripada seorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أريكة

مقعد منجد لأكثر من شخص

🇮🇷Persian

نیمکت

یک صندلی روکش دار برای بیش از یک نفر

🇹🇷Turkish

kanepe

birden fazla kişi için döşemeli koltuk

🇮🇱Hebrew

סַפָּה

מושב מרופד ליותר מאדם אחד

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The primary meaning of 'couch' is 'an upholstered seat for more than one person'.

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Using 'couch' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'couch' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'couch' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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