Definitions for Could
kʊd; unstressed kədCould

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1. could(Verb)

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   You could try adding more salt to the soup.

2. could(Verb)

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   You could try adding more salt to the soup.

3. could(Verb)

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   You could try adding more salt to the soup.

4. could(Verb)

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   You could try adding more salt to the soup.

Origin: From coude, from cuþ, preterite form of cunnan. The addition of the silent 'l' was likely a misappropriation attempting to normalize with modal verbs will/would and shall/should.

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1. Could

   of Can

2. Could

   was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. Used as an auxiliary, in the past tense or in the conditional present

Origin: [OF. coude. The l was inserted by mistake, under the influence of should and would.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Could' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #62

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Could' in Written Corpus Frequency: #88

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Could' in Verbs Frequency: #14

Anagrams for Could »

1. cloud

How to pronounce Could?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Could in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Could in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Could in a Sentence

1. Mitt Romney:

   I wish we could.

2. Martin Dempsey:

   Of course we could.

3. Noah Winchester:

   I could arrest you.

4. Montel Williams:

   I could barely move.

5. Fire Protection Capt. Liz Brown:

   We did what we could.

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