How to pronounce couch

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What couch means

verb

Most people know couch in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

To put an idea into words in a chosen way

In a sentence: She couched her complaint in such polite words that nobody felt scolded.

Where it comes from: It comes from the Old French couchier, to lay down, from the Latin collocare, to set in place. The sofa meaning comes from the same word.

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