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21Could — Can Can, v. t. & i. Note: [The transitive use is obsolete.] [imp. {Could}.] [OE. cunnen, cannen (1st sing. pres. I can), to know, know how, be able, AS. cunnan, 1st sing. pres. ic cann or can, pl. cunnon, 1st sing. imp. c[=u][eth]e (for… …
22could — modal verb past of can1. ↘used in making suggestions or polite requests: could I use the phone? Usage For a discussion on the use of could of instead of could have, see usage at have …
23Could It Be — Eurovision Song Contest 1991 entry Country Malta Artist(s) Georgina Abela, Paul Giordimaina …
24could — verb /kʊd/ a) Used to politely ask for permission to do something Before I was blind, I could see very well. b) Used to politely ask for someone else to do something Could I borrow your coat? See Also: can, should, would …
25could — v. (F) he could not attend the meeting * * * [kʊd] (F) he could not attend the meeting …
26could've — [[t]kʊdəv[/t]] Could ve is the usual spoken form of could have, when have is an auxiliary verb …
27could've — /ˈkʊdəv/ used as a contraction of could have I could ve done it if I had more time …
28could of — verb Eye dialect misspelling and mispronunciation of could have or couldve …
29could'uh — Gullah Words could have …
30could — [16] Could began life as cūthe, the past tense of Old English cunnan ‘can’. By Middle English times this had become couthe, and in the 14th century it developed to coude under the influence of the standard past tense ending (e)de. The l was… …
