couldn't
[ kood-nt ]
contraction of could not.
usage note For couldn't
See care, contraction.
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British Dictionary definitions for couldn't
couldn't
/ (ˈkʊdənt) /
contraction of
could not
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with couldn't
couldn't
In addition to the idioms beginning with couldn't
- couldn't care less
also see:
- hurt a flea, couldn't
Also see undercan't.
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