Meaning

1 senses
  1. (contraction, nonstandard)Could not have.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Tom couldn't've done this by himself.

    Том не зміг би це зробити сам.

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  2. My timing couldn't've been better.

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  3. He couldn't've done this by himself.

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  4. She couldn't've done this by herself.

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Origin

From couldn't + -'ve.

From couldn't + -'ve.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
couldna

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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