Definition of could modal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

You use could when you are expressing strong feelings about something by saying that you feel as if you want to do the thing mentioned, although you do not do it.

We use could to ask for permission. Could is more formal and polite than can: Could I ask you a personal question?

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The meaning of COULD is โ€”used in auxiliary function in the past, in the past conditional, and as an alternative to can suggesting less force or certainty or as a polite form in the present. How to use โ€ฆ

'Could' is a modal auxiliary verb used to express possibility, ability, or permission in the past. It plays a significant role in conveying various meanings depending on context, such as suggesting โ€ฆ

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