could
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/kəd/]
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Senses
1. could (verb) — sense 1
Definition: conditional of can: Used as a past subjunctive (contrary to fact).
Example: I think he could do it if he really wanted to.
2. could (verb) — sense 2
Definition: conditional of can: Used to politely ask for permission to do something.
Example: Could I borrow your coat?
3. could (verb) — sense 3
Definition: conditional of can: Used to politely ask for someone else to do something.
Example: Could you proofread this email?
4. could (noun) — sense 4
Definition: Something that could happen, or could be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.
Example: When the golf ball is there, the whole self-interference package — the hopes, worries, and fears; the thoughts on how-to and how-not-to; the woulds, the coulds, and the shoulds — is there too.
Structure of the word
Roots:- ǵneh₃ (Proto-Indo-European)
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