"could" meaning in All languages combined

See could on Wiktionary

Verb [영어]

IPA: kʊd Audio: En-us-could.ogg [US]
  1. 가능성이 있음을 나타낼 때 씀
    Sense id: ko-could-en-verb-4~o3xlBQ
  2. [허가·부탁을 나타내는 의문문에서] …하여 주시겠습니까, …하여도 괜찮겠습니까
    Sense id: ko-could-en-verb-IshBHJec
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: could have sworn
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        {
          "text": "It couldn't have been worse. 그것은 더 이상 나빠질 수 없었다. (최악의 상황이었다.)"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Could I use your phone, please? 당신 전화 좀 써도 될까요?"
        },
        {
          "text": "Could you email me a price specification for the new product today? - Can you wait until tomorrow? 신제품의 가격 내역서를 오늘 이메일로 보내주실 수 있나요? - 내일까지 기다려 주실 수 있나요?"
        }
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        "[허가·부탁을 나타내는 의문문에서] …하여 주시겠습니까, …하여도 괜찮겠습니까"
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      "ipa": "kʊd"
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        {
          "text": "It couldn't have been worse. 그것은 더 이상 나빠질 수 없었다. (최악의 상황이었다.)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "가능성이 있음을 나타낼 때 씀"
      ]
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        {
          "text": "Could I use your phone, please? 당신 전화 좀 써도 될까요?"
        },
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          "text": "Could you email me a price specification for the new product today? - Can you wait until tomorrow? 신제품의 가격 내역서를 오늘 이메일로 보내주실 수 있나요? - 내일까지 기다려 주실 수 있나요?"
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        "[허가·부탁을 나타내는 의문문에서] …하여 주시겠습니까, …하여도 괜찮겠습니까"
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