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could

[kood, kuhd] / kʊd, kəd /

VERB

preserve fruit, vegetable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

keep

STRONG

bottle

WEAK

put up

Antonyms

WEAK

cannot employ hire

VERB

be able

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commit manage take care of

STRONG

may

WEAK

be capable of be equal to be up to be within one's area be within one's control can do could cut the mustard have it made lie in one's power make it make out make the grade

Antonyms

WEAK

cannot employ hire

VERB

fire from job

Synonyms

STRONG

ax boot bounce cashier discharge dismiss expel sack terminate

WEAK

give the heave ho kick out let go

Antonyms

STRONG

allow employ engage hire hold keep permit welcome

WEAK

cannot

Example Sentences

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It expects El Niño to develop later this year, and says it could be strong.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The SpaceX IPO could have the reverse effect on them that it has on the space sector.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Asked by BBC Sport if he felt Stokes could resign the captaincy and retire from playing, Key said: "He has not intimated that to me."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Beijing has been accused of detaining more than a million Uyghurs and other Muslims since 2017, part of a campaign that the United Nations previously said could constitute crimes against humanity.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“Hey! Sorry to bring you here, but it was the only time I could fit you in. I have practice the rest of the week,” he explains.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

could

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