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couldn't

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couldn't /ˈkʊdn̩t/

couldn't

/ˈkʊdn̩t/

Britannica Dictionary definition of COULDN'T

— used as a contraction of could not

I tried but I couldn't do it.

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couldn't care less

— see ²care

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