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Meaning of COULD

Pronunciation:  kûd

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 Definition: [v]  expresses possibility; "I could do it by myself"
 
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 Synonyms: might
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Could\ (k??d), imp. of {Can}. [OF. coude. The l was
inserted by mistake, under the influence of should and
would.]
Was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible.
Used as an auxiliary, in the past tense or in the conditional
present.
 
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