could've
English
Etymology
could
+
-'ve
Pronunciation
(
US
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈkʊdəv/
,
/ˈkʊdə/
Audio
(
US
)
:
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Rhymes:
-ʊdəv
Verb
could've
Contraction of
could
have
.
We
could've
missed the bus, but we just caught it.
Synonyms
coulda