See could on Wiktionary
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Formes de verbes en anglais",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en moyen anglais",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en vieil anglais",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Verbes auxiliaires en anglais",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Anglais",
"orig": "anglais",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "couldn’t"
}
],
"etymology_texts": [
"Du moyen anglais coude, issu du vieil anglais cūþe, indicatif passé de cunnan. L’orthographe a été influencée par shall - should et will - would, et la lettre l dans could n’a jamais été prononcée historiquement."
],
"forms": [
{
"form": "can",
"ipas": [
"\\kæn\\"
],
"tags": [
"affirmative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "can’t",
"ipas": [
"\\ˈkænt\\"
],
"tags": [
"negative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "couldn’t",
"ipas": [
"\\ˈkʊd.n̩t\\"
],
"tags": [
"negative",
"preterite"
]
}
],
"lang": "Anglais",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"pos_title": "Forme de verbe",
"raw_tags": [
"Auxiliaire"
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Exemples en anglais",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
13,
18
]
],
"text": "Back then, I could, but now, I can’t.",
"translation": "Dans ce temps-là, je le pouvais, mais maintenant, je ne peux pas."
}
],
"form_of": [
{
"word": "can"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Passé de can."
],
"id": "fr-could-en-verb-FBLvw-d6"
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Exemples en anglais",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
10,
15
]
],
"text": "I guess I could let you have it.",
"translation": "Je suppose que je pourrais te laisser l’avoir."
}
],
"form_of": [
{
"word": "can"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Conditionnel de can."
],
"id": "fr-could-en-verb-fLVK9MSv"
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Exemples en anglais",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
0,
5
]
],
"text": "Could you pass the milk?",
"translation": "Veuillez passer le lait."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Utilisée pour poser des questions, avec de la politesse."
],
"id": "fr-could-en-verb-6SvUV9ma"
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "\\kʊd\\"
},
{
"audio": "En-us-could.ogg",
"ipa": "kʊd",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/En-us-could.ogg/En-us-could.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-us-could.ogg",
"raw_tags": [
"États-Unis"
]
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-could.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/89/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Back_ache-could.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Back_ache-could.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/89/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Back_ache-could.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Back_ache-could.wav.ogg",
"raw_tags": [
"Royaume-Uni (Londres)"
],
"wav_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-could.wav"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-She animates-could.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b8/LL-Q1860_(eng)-She_animates-could.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-She_animates-could.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b8/LL-Q1860_(eng)-She_animates-could.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-She_animates-could.wav.ogg",
"raw_tags": [
"Californie (États-Unis)"
],
"wav_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-She animates-could.wav"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-could.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0c/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-could.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-could.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0c/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-could.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-could.wav.ogg",
"raw_tags": [
"Texas (États-Unis)"
],
"wav_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-could.wav"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-could.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/82/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Grendelkhan-could.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Grendelkhan-could.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/82/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Grendelkhan-could.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Grendelkhan-could.wav.ogg",
"raw_tags": [
"Connecticut (États-Unis)"
],
"wav_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-could.wav"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Robust Footman-could.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/43/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Robust_Footman-could.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Robust_Footman-could.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/43/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Robust_Footman-could.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Robust_Footman-could.wav.ogg",
"raw_tags": [
"Afrique du Sud"
],
"wav_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Robust Footman-could.wav"
}
],
"tags": [
"form-of"
],
"word": "could"
}
{
"categories": [
"Formes de verbes en anglais",
"Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en moyen anglais",
"Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en vieil anglais",
"Verbes auxiliaires en anglais",
"anglais"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "couldn’t"
}
],
"etymology_texts": [
"Du moyen anglais coude, issu du vieil anglais cūþe, indicatif passé de cunnan. L’orthographe a été influencée par shall - should et will - would, et la lettre l dans could n’a jamais été prononcée historiquement."
],
"forms": [
{
"form": "can",
"ipas": [
"\\kæn\\"
],
"tags": [
"affirmative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "can’t",
"ipas": [
"\\ˈkænt\\"
],
"tags": [
"negative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "couldn’t",
"ipas": [
"\\ˈkʊd.n̩t\\"
],
"tags": [
"negative",
"preterite"
]
}
],
"lang": "Anglais",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"pos_title": "Forme de verbe",
"raw_tags": [
"Auxiliaire"
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Exemples en anglais"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
13,
18
]
],
"text": "Back then, I could, but now, I can’t.",
"translation": "Dans ce temps-là, je le pouvais, mais maintenant, je ne peux pas."
}
],
"form_of": [
{
"word": "can"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Passé de can."
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Exemples en anglais"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
10,
15
]
],
"text": "I guess I could let you have it.",
"translation": "Je suppose que je pourrais te laisser l’avoir."
}
],
"form_of": [
{
"word": "can"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Conditionnel de can."
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Exemples en anglais"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
0,
5
]
],
"text": "Could you pass the milk?",
"translation": "Veuillez passer le lait."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Utilisée pour poser des questions, avec de la politesse."
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "\\kʊd\\"
},
{
"audio": "En-us-could.ogg",
"ipa": "kʊd",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/En-us-could.ogg/En-us-could.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-us-could.ogg",
"raw_tags": [
"États-Unis"
]
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-could.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/89/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Back_ache-could.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Back_ache-could.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/89/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Back_ache-could.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Back_ache-could.wav.ogg",
"raw_tags": [
"Royaume-Uni (Londres)"
],
"wav_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-could.wav"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-She animates-could.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b8/LL-Q1860_(eng)-She_animates-could.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-She_animates-could.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b8/LL-Q1860_(eng)-She_animates-could.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-She_animates-could.wav.ogg",
"raw_tags": [
"Californie (États-Unis)"
],
"wav_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-She animates-could.wav"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-could.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0c/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-could.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-could.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0c/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-could.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-could.wav.ogg",
"raw_tags": [
"Texas (États-Unis)"
],
"wav_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-could.wav"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-could.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/82/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Grendelkhan-could.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Grendelkhan-could.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/82/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Grendelkhan-could.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Grendelkhan-could.wav.ogg",
"raw_tags": [
"Connecticut (États-Unis)"
],
"wav_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-could.wav"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Robust Footman-could.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/43/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Robust_Footman-could.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Robust_Footman-could.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/43/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Robust_Footman-could.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Robust_Footman-could.wav.ogg",
"raw_tags": [
"Afrique du Sud"
],
"wav_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Robust Footman-could.wav"
}
],
"tags": [
"form-of"
],
"word": "could"
}
Download raw JSONL data for could meaning in All languages combined (4.4kB)
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-05-01 from the frwiktionary dump dated 2025-04-20 using wiktextract (bb9bcd7 and e876143). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.