The meaning of COULDN'T is could not.

She couldn't study with the children chasing around the house. The banks had closed so I couldn't get any money out. I couldn't understand the directions on the packet. The car was so badly …

Couldn't is the usual spoken form of 'could not'. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Do you want to practise using the modals could and couldn't in English? We can use could and couldn't to talk about abilities in the past. I could swim when I was four. She couldn't ride a …

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Dec 1, 2014 · Couldn't is short for could not. "Could" is the subjunctive mood of the verb, and states conjecture, possibility or belief. That can't be Tom, it's too early. That couldn't be Tom, …

Pronouns contraction of could not. See care, contraction. " why couldn't he find it at the earliest/ sooner. – couldn’t it [even] be that we [even] agree? . . . . couldn't make Jane or herself …

Oct 23, 2025 · From could +‎ n’t. You couldn’t lend me a lighter, could you? ‘Would you like another drink?’ ‘No thanks, I couldn’t.’.

You couldn't see a thing. If he has custody, she couldn't get the money. They both couldn't be there all the time. He's a big horse, but I couldn't make him carry the two of us in that terrain.

Define couldn't. couldn't synonyms, couldn't pronunciation, couldn't translation, English dictionary definition of couldn't. Contraction of could not. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English …