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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

could do with en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To need something that would be beneficial.
    • That cutter is no good to me now. I could have done with it yesterday.
    • Your son could do with a good talking to!
    • Jones could still do with Jonny May, the scorer of the first two of England’s four tries, recovering swiftly from an apparent hamstring tweak but in Sinckler and his young flankers, Tom Curry and Sam Underhill, the coach has some steadily improving individuals. 2019 October 19, Robert Kitson, “England into World Cup semi-finals after bruising victory over Australia”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media:
    • I could do with a torch, if you've got one.
    • The fence could do with another coat of paint.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
could have done with Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

could have done with · could have done without · could do without · can do without · can do with · could use

Translations (5)

fr ne pas dire non (to need something that would be beneficial) · de vertragen können (to need something that would be beneficial) · hu ráférne (to need something that would be beneficial) · hu jól jönne neki (to need something that would be beneficial) · hu elkelne (to need something that would be beneficial)