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The correct spelling is couth.
How to pronounce couth
/kuːθ/
verbIPA: /kuːθ/
Say it like: Cow-th
The correct spelling is couth. (auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to. For example: "She can speak English, French, and German. I can play football. Can you remember your fifth birthday?"
Usage Examples
“She can speak English, French, and German. I can play football. Can you remember your fifth birthday?”
“You can go outside and play when you're finished with your homework. Can I use your pen?”
“Animals can experience emotions.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.(auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to.
- 2.(modal auxiliary verb, defective) May; to be permitted or enabled to.
- 3.(modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have the potential to; be possible.
- 4.(auxiliary verb, defective) Used with verbs of perception.
- 5.To know.
adjective
- 1.Familiar, known; well-known, renowned.
- 2.Variant of couthie.
- 3.Marked by or possessing a high degree of sophistication; cultured, refined.
noun
- 1.Social grace, refinement, sophistication; etiquette, manners.
- 2.A person with social graces; a refined or sophisticated person.
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