could've en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɵdə/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈkʉdəv/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
- /ˈkʉdə/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
- /ˈkɵdəv/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈkʊdə/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation, US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈkʊdəv/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation, US)
Etymology
From could + -'ve.
Meanings
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(abbreviation, alt-of, contraction) Contraction of could + have.
alt of could
We could've missed the bus, but we just caught it.
Synonyms
Translations (10)
es hubiese/hubiera podido (contraction) · es pudiese (contraction) · es pudiese/pudiera haber (contraction) · es (él) hubo podido (contraction) · es (él) podría haber (contraction) · es (él) podía haber (contraction) · es (él) pudo haber (contraction) · es pudiera (contraction) · es (él) habría podido (contraction) · es (él) había podido (contraction)