"couldn't" meaning in English

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    [
      "could",
      "could#English"
    ],
    [
      "*né",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/né"
    ],
    [
      "*ne",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ne"
    ],
    [
      "*ne",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ne"
    ],
    [
      "*h₂ey-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂ey-#Proto-Indo-European:_life"
    ],
    [
      "*h₂óyu",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂óyu"
    ],
    [
      "*-os",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-os#Proto-Indo-European:_thematic"
    ],
    [
      "*aiwaz",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aiwaz"
    ],
    [
      "*aiw",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aiw#Proto-West_Germanic:_time"
    ],
    [
      "*naiw",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/naiw"
    ],
    [
      "*wekʷ-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wekʷ-"
    ],
    [
      "*-tis",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-tis"
    ],
    [
      "*wékʷtis",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wékʷtis"
    ],
    [
      "*weǵʰ-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/weǵʰ-"
    ],
    [
      "*-tis",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-tis"
    ],
    [
      "*wéǵʰtis",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wéǵʰtis"
    ],
    [
      "*wihtą",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wihtą"
    ],
    [
      "*wiht",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wiht"
    ],
    [
      "*naiwwiht",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/naiwwiht"
    ],
    [
      "nāwiht",
      "nawiht#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "*nōht",
      "Reconstruction:Old English/noht"
    ],
    [
      "nought",
      "nought#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "not",
      "not#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "not",
      "not#English"
    ],
    [
      "n’t",
      "n't#English"
    ],
    [
      "could",
      "could#English"
    ],
    [
      "n’t",
      "n't#English"
    ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        },
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          "word": "shouldn't"
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              12
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        },
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              46,
              54
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          ],
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        "Could not (negative auxiliary)."
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈkʊd.n̩t/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkʊɾ.n̩ʔ]",
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        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkʊ̃ʔ]",
      "note": "African-American Vernacular"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈkʊnʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Yorkshire"
      ]
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      "homophone": "cunt"
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      "word": "can't"
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      "word": "shouldn't"
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      "word": "wouldn't"
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      "could#English"
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      "*né",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/né"
    ],
    [
      "*ne",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ne"
    ],
    [
      "*ne",
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    ],
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      "*h₂ey-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂ey-#Proto-Indo-European:_life"
    ],
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      "*h₂óyu",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂óyu"
    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aiw#Proto-West_Germanic:_time"
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      "*naiw",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/naiw"
    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wekʷ-"
    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-tis"
    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/weǵʰ-"
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    ],
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      "*wéǵʰtis",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wéǵʰtis"
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      "*wihtą",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wihtą"
    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wiht"
    ],
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      "*naiwwiht",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/naiwwiht"
    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Old English/noht"
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    ],
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      "could#English"
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        "2": ":af",
        "3": "could",
        "4": "n't<alt:n’t>",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nEnglish could\nProto-Indo-European *né\nProto-Germanic *ne\nProto-West Germanic *ne\nProto-Indo-European *h₂ey-\nProto-Indo-European *-u\nProto-Indo-European *h₂óyu\nProto-Indo-European *-osinflu.\nProto-Germanic *aiwaz\nProto-West Germanic *aiw\nuniv.\nProto-West Germanic *naiw\nProto-Indo-European *wekʷ-\nProto-Indo-European *-tis\nProto-Indo-European *wékʷtisder.?\nProto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-\nProto-Indo-European *-tis\nProto-Indo-European *wéǵʰtisder.?\nProto-Germanic *wihtą\nProto-West Germanic *wiht\nProto-West Germanic *naiwwiht\nOld English nāwiht\nOld English *nōht\nMiddle English nought\nMiddle English not\nEnglish not\nEnglish n’t\nEnglish couldn't\nFrom could + n’t.",
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      "name": "head"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English auxiliary verb forms",
        "English compound terms",
        "English contractions",
        "English defective verbs",
        "English entries referencing missing etymons",
        "English entries with etymology texts",
        "English entries with etymology trees",
        "English entries with etymon",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English non-lemma forms",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ey- (life)",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wekʷ-",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weǵʰ-",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₂óyu",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *né",
        "English terms with homophones",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English verb forms",
        "Old English links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Pages with etymon"
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "text": "You couldn’t lend me a lighter, could you?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              46,
              54
            ]
          ],
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Could not (negative auxiliary)."
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        [
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          "could#English"
        ],
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          "not"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkʊd.n̩t/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈkʊɾ.n̩ʔ]",
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        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkʊ̃ʔ]",
      "note": "African-American Vernacular"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkʊnʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Yorkshire"
      ]
    },
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      "homophone": "cunt"
    },
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}