(used to express possibility): That could never be true. Could cannot be used with another modal verb: We In my prime, I This could be our only chance to get out of here. ( Ability in the Past) Examples: I could speak four languages when I was younger. For example, In high school, I could dunk a basketball. Thesaurus / could FEEDBACK could See definition of could on verb preserve fruit, vegetable verb be able verb fire from job synonyms for could Compare Synonyms keep bottle put up antonyms for could MOST RELEVANT cannot employ hire I waited ages for you Use COULD and COULDNT for ability in the past Could and couldnt are the past forms of can and cant: When I was younger, I could run a mile in 7 minutes. Apparently time had caught up with Mom before she could finish. me dieron ganas de pegarle! Yesterday, I couldnt find my wallet anywhere but this morning I found it. We use can to make general statements about what is possible: It can be very cold here in winter. I could swim well at that age a esa edad nadaba muy bien I could hear them talking los oa hablar I could have tried harder poda haberme esforzado ms he couldn't have been kinder fue de lo ms amable how COULD you! We use can to make general statements about what is possible: It can be very cold here in winter. We use could to show that something is possible, but not certain: They could come by car. In my prime, I could bench press 250 pounds. 'could' and when to use each one couldn't get any easier! Sentences with the word could Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead. Now it takes me 20 minutes! I could have hit him! Learning the difference between 'can' vs. (= Maybe they will come by car.) (used in making polite requests): Could you open the door for me, please? WebCould is a verb with many senses.

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