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could

modal verb

/kʊd/

Meaning

Used to indicate possibility, ability, or permission in the past or as a polite suggestion.

He could swim when he was a child.

could not care less

might, would, should, may

cannot, must not

could be, could have, could not, could possibly

used to express the future or indicate an intention or determination

Used to indicate duty, correctness, or moral obligation.

used to indicate obligation or duty

to be able to; to have the ability or possibility to do something