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could·n't

couldn't

 
pronunciation:
kU dnt
part of speech: contraction
definition: "Couldn't" is a short way to say or write "could not."
We couldn't go to school today because it was snowing so much.I looked all over my room, but I couldn't find the book I wanted to read.
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