Lexi1 - could - definition and examples

could (noun) /kəd/, [kʰəd]

1

Something that could happen, or could be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.

1

simple past of can

2

Used as a past subjunctive, to ask for permission or someone else to do something, to show possibility, and to suggest something.

3

(obsolete except Tyneside) past participle of can

1

Something that could happen, or could be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.

1

simple past of can

2

Used as a past subjunctive, to ask for permission or someone else to do something, to show possibility, and to suggest something.

3

(obsolete except Tyneside) past participle of can