What does COULD mean?
Definitions for COULD
kʊd; unstressed kədCOULD
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Wiktionary
could(Verb)
simple past tense of can
Before I was blind, I could see very well.
Etymology: From Middle English coude, couthe, cuthe, from Old English cūþe, past indicative and past subjunctive form of cunnan ("to be able") (compare related cūþ, whence English couth). The silent 'l' was added in the early 16th century by analogy with should and would, at which time the 'l' in those words was already also silent (and was sometimes not written, leading to shudd, wode, etc).[1]
could(Verb)
conditional of can Used as a past subjunctive. Used to politely ask for permission to do something. Used to politely ask for someone else to do something. Used to show the possibility that something might happen. Used to suggest something.
I think he could do it if he really wanted to.
Etymology: From Middle English coude, couthe, cuthe, from Old English cūþe, past indicative and past subjunctive form of cunnan ("to be able") (compare related cūþ, whence English couth). The silent 'l' was added in the early 16th century by analogy with should and would, at which time the 'l' in those words was already also silent (and was sometimes not written, leading to shudd, wode, etc).[1]
Webster Dictionary
Could
of Can
Etymology: [OF. coude. The l was inserted by mistake, under the influence of should and would.]
Could
was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. Used as an auxiliary, in the past tense or in the conditional present
Etymology: [OF. coude. The l was inserted by mistake, under the influence of should and would.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Could
kood, pa.t. of Can. [M. E. coude, couth—A.S. cúðe for cunðe, was able; l is inserted from the influence of would and should.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'COULD' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #62
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'COULD' in Written Corpus Frequency: #88
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'COULD' in Verbs Frequency: #14
Anagrams for COULD »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of COULD in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of COULD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of COULD in a Sentence
What's also important to keep an eye on is the international landscape, which is much different than what we see here. Trade tensions and varying international regulations could make it more difficult to grow abroad.
You may not have been able to stop President Trump from directing this appalling use of force, but you could have chosen to oppose it.
It's true that, theoretically, a future administration could do something that I think would be very damaging, it's not likely politically that they reverse everything that we've done, but it could be ... that some people then end up being in a disadvantageous position.
The video shows how there was very little that the bar’s security could do to control the situation and it was clearly a shocking thing for staff and other people in the bar to witness.
I think how this is settled could very well determine if this deal is ever implemented, this deal can only work if it can be verified, and it can only be verified if the inspectors have access to the suspect nuclear sites.
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Translations for COULD
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- استطاعArabic
- mohlCzech
- kunneDanish
- kGerman
- θα μπορούσεGreek
- podríaSpanish
- می تواندPersian
- voisiFinnish
- pourraitFrench
- सकता हैHindi
- tudottHungarian
- bisaIndonesian
- potevaItalian
- הָיָה יָכוֹלHebrew
- 可能性Japanese
- 할 수 있었다Korean
- potuit,Latin
- konDutch
- kunneNorwegian
- mógłbyPolish
- poderiaPortuguese
- ar puteaRomanian
- могRussian
- KundeSwedish
- முடிந்தTamil
- చేయగలిగిTelugu
- ได้Thai
- olabilirTurkish
- моUkrainian
- کر سکتے تھےUrdu
- có thểVietnamese
- קעןYiddish
- 可以Chinese
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