could

Senso (Inglese)

Verb

1. simple past of can
2. conditional of can
3. conditional of can
4. conditional of can
5. conditional of can
6. conditional of can
7. past participle of can

Noun

Something that could happen, or could be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.

sinonimi

might

may

can

should

able to

obtain

ought to

perhaps

possible

really

shall

she

👩

it

🇮🇹

able

be likely

get

he

👨

indeed

must

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/kʊd/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: coude

Ereditato da inglese antico: cūþe

In summary

From Middle English coude, couthe, cuthe, from Old English cūþe, past indicative and past subjunctive form of cunnan (“to be able”) (compare related cūþ, whence English couth). The 'l' was added in the early 16th century by analogy with should and would; this was probably helped by the tendency for 'l' to be lost in those words (and so not written, leading to shudd, wode, etc).

Frasi

And nobody could accept that answer .

E nessuno poteva accettare quella risposta.

He could destroy you quite by accident .

Potrebbe distruggerti per caso.

Man could not conquer them .

L'uomo non poteva conquistarli.

He could sell the stones and buy a return ticket .

Poteva vendere le pietre e acquistare un biglietto di ritorno.

But with her cover blown , she could never be undercover again .

Ma con la sua copertura soffiata, non potrebbe mai più essere sotto copertura.

Perhaps , we could meet at the institute around noon since I have a few things I need to attend to first .

Forse potremmo incontrarci all'Istituto verso mezzogiorno poiché ho alcune cose a cui devo partecipare per primo.

It was said that he could cross half of Spain without leaving his possessions .

Si diceva che potesse attraversare metà della Spagna senza lasciare i suoi beni.

It could have been steel , silver or platinum .

Potrebbe essere stato acciaio, argento o platino.