COULDN’T

Meaning of COULDN’T in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kʊd(ə)nt ]

Couldn’t is the usual spoken form of ‘could not’.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

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