How to pronounce “could”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• simple past of can
• conditional of can
• (obsolete except Geordie) past participle of can
• [Noun]
• Something that could happen, or could be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.

Practice Nearby Words

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