Definition of couldn't in English:
couldn't
contractionˈkʊd(ə)ntˈkʊdnt
Could not.
Example sentencesExamples
- My husband was impressed by the way that the viewer couldn't tell who was going to live and die.
- She got out of the car to swap details with the other driver but couldn't restrain her tears.
- So if you couldn't get tickets to the paid events, you can still soak up the atmosphere.
- Legend has it that the bosses couldn't decide which one of us should be given the show.
- It was baked so hard it couldn't absorb the huge quantities of water that fell so quickly.
- She couldn't believe it when she was told how long she would have to wait, she says.
- While we waited to go on the pitch, I tried to look them in the eye, but I couldn't do it.
- We couldn't hold on to the ball, and the number of basic errors we made was astonishing.
- It got worse and she couldn't breathe so the doctor was sent for and an ambulance was called.
- I was walking along a path and the hole is on the top of a hill so I couldn't see it.
- He was so certain of his charms that he couldn't begin to imagine what it might be like not to have them.
- In fairness to him, he had no other option and he couldn't have done it much better.
- During the summer we couldn't even open our windows because the smell was so strong.
- They said they would be getting more supplies but they couldn't be sure when or how much.
- It happened because a driver couldn't see a signal because it was obscured by a bridge.
- There were no signs in the street which told me that I couldn't park and unload my car.
- The animals seemed to put up with this affection and the girls couldn't get enough of it.
- We couldn't have done it without the help of the local council and town centre manager.
- The drummer of the band which had been hired couldn't make it and a substitute had to be found.
- One resident who couldn't take it any longer has gone to stay with family in Scotland.
Definition of couldn't in US English:
couldn't
contractionˈkʊdntˈko͝odnt
Could not.
Example sentencesExamples
- It happened because a driver couldn't see a signal because it was obscured by a bridge.
- While we waited to go on the pitch, I tried to look them in the eye, but I couldn't do it.
- They said they would be getting more supplies but they couldn't be sure when or how much.
- My husband was impressed by the way that the viewer couldn't tell who was going to live and die.
- It got worse and she couldn't breathe so the doctor was sent for and an ambulance was called.
- We couldn't hold on to the ball, and the number of basic errors we made was astonishing.
- In fairness to him, he had no other option and he couldn't have done it much better.
- He was so certain of his charms that he couldn't begin to imagine what it might be like not to have them.
- One resident who couldn't take it any longer has gone to stay with family in Scotland.
- She couldn't believe it when she was told how long she would have to wait, she says.
- We couldn't have done it without the help of the local council and town centre manager.
- During the summer we couldn't even open our windows because the smell was so strong.
- I was walking along a path and the hole is on the top of a hill so I couldn't see it.
- The animals seemed to put up with this affection and the girls couldn't get enough of it.
- It was baked so hard it couldn't absorb the huge quantities of water that fell so quickly.
- The drummer of the band which had been hired couldn't make it and a substitute had to be found.
- There were no signs in the street which told me that I couldn't park and unload my car.
- She got out of the car to swap details with the other driver but couldn't restrain her tears.
- So if you couldn't get tickets to the paid events, you can still soak up the atmosphere.
- Legend has it that the bosses couldn't decide which one of us should be given the show.