could, could not, couldn’t
- could, could not, couldn’t
- أَيُمْكِن؟
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could, could not, couldn’t: (asking politely): Could you help me?.
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كَانَ باستِطاعته (أو بإمكانهِ) ...
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could, could not, couldn’t: (with have) would have been able to: She could have bought it, if you had lent her the money.
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كَانَ من المُمْكِن
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could, could not, couldn’t: (with have) showing sth. that was possible (but did not happen): You could have telephoned her (but you did not), (with have) had the chance to, but did not He could have learnt either French or English (but he learnt neither), (with have) would have been able to She could have bought it, if you had lent her the money.
Arabic-English glossary.
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couldn't — by 1670s, contraction of COULD (Cf. could) + NOT (Cf. not) … Etymology dictionary
couldn't care less — could not care any less, do not care at all Brad is seeing Debbie. I know. And I couldn t care less … English idioms
couldn't — could|n t [ kudnt ] short form the usual way of saying or writing could not. This is not used in formal writing … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
couldn't — (could not) v. used to express the fact that one is unable or unwilling to do something; used to express the impossibility of an occurrence … English contemporary dictionary
couldn't — ► CONTRACTION ▪ could not … English terms dictionary
couldn't — [kood′ nt] contraction could not … English World dictionary
couldn't — could•n t [[t]ˈkʊd nt[/t]] use contraction of could not[/ex] • usage: See care … From formal English to slang
couldn't believe his ears — could not believe what he heard, did not think what he heard was true … English contemporary dictionary
couldn't believe his eyes — could not believe what he saw, did not think what he saw was real … English contemporary dictionary
