Could

//kəd//

Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "could" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

can can not cannot cant not would would not

Derived Terms

chud could I get the bill could care less could do could not get elected dogcatcher could use could we get the bill could've couldn't you could cut the air with a knife

Etymologically Related To

couth shall should will would

Inflected/Variant Forms

Related Terms

can should would

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.