could

could  (kd)

aux.v. Past tense of can¹

1. Used to indicate ability or permission in the past: I could run faster then. Only men could go to the club in those days.

2. Used with hypothetical or conditional force: If we could help, we would.

3. Used to indicate tentativeness or politeness: I could be wrong. Could you come over here?

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could

Verb

1. used to make the past tense of [can¹]

2. used to make the subjunctive mood of [can¹], esp. in polite requests or conditional sentences: could I have a word with you, please?

3. used to indicate the suggestion of a course of action: we could make a fortune from selling players, but that would not be in the long-term interests of the club

4. used to indicate a possibility: it could simply be a spelling mistake [Old English cūthe]

Translations

could

v could [kud]

1  past tense of can They asked if I could drive a car; I said I couldn't; She asked if she could go. kon إسْـتَطاعَ можех mohl, mohl by kunne pret. von `können pasado del verbo ``poder'' võima توانستن voi pouvoir יָכוֹל प्रश्नवाचक क्या mogao, mogao bi tud dapat geta potere canの過去形 과거형 galėjau, galėjai, galėjo boleh kon kunne poder могу (ли), может (ли) môcť, vedieť prošlo vreme gl. moći กริยาช่องที่ 2 ของกริยาช่วย can ...-ebil(ir)(miy)di... can 的過去式 могти, мати можливість سكنا chỉ sự cho phép can 的过去式

2 used to express a possibility I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me. kan رُبَّمـا (للتَّـعْـبير عن الأمكانيّـه) бих могъл mohl by kunne Konjunktiv von `können para expresar posibilidad võiks امکان داشتن voisi pouvoir יָכוֹל सका, कर सकता mogao bi tud(na) mungkin geta potere やれば出来るのに 가능·능력을 나타냄 galėčiau, galėtum... varētu mungkin zou kunnen kunne mógłbym, mógłbyś, mógłby itd. poder (с)мог бы môcť lahko bi mogao bih สามารถ ...-ebil(ir)(miy)di... 表示一种可能 виражає можливість كر سكنا، كى طاقت ركهنا sự bày tỏ khả năng 表示一种可能

could have

used to express a possibility in the past We could have gone, but we didn't.