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couldn't
(couldn't)
Pronunciation:
/ˈkʊd(ə)nt/
contraction
could not.
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couldn't
North American
informal
also
could
care less
in
care
cannot choose but do something
in
choose
can/could not help
in
help
tell
1
can't/won't be doing with
in
do
1
can/could not abide
in
abide
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