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Definition: Meaning of, can in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kan;kən /

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Present Participle Third Person Singular
negative short form can't
  1. ability to be able to do something or to know how to do something
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  2. requesting spoken used to ask someone to do something or give you something
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  3. allowed to be allowed to do something or to have the right or power to do something
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  4. possibility used to say that something is possible
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  5. seeing/hearing etc used with the verbs 'see', 'hear', 'feel', 'taste', and 'smell', and with verbs connected with thinking, to mean that someone sees something, hears something etc
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  6. not true [in negatives] used to say that you do not believe that something is true
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  7. should not [in questions and negatives] used to say that someone should not or must not do something
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  8. surprise/anger [usually in questions and negatives] spoken used when you are surprised or angry
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  9. sometimes used to say what sometimes happens or how someone sometimes behaves
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  10. giving orders spoken used to tell someone in an angry way to do something
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can cans
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  1. a metal container in which food or drink is preserved without air
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  2. a special metal container that keeps the liquid inside it under pressure. The liquid is released as a SPRAY when you press the button
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  3. especially American English a metal container with a lid that can be removed, used for holding liquid
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  4. can of worms a very complicated situation that causes a lot of problems when you start to deal with it
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  5. in the can informal a film that is in the can is complete and ready to be shown
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  6. the can informal a prison
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  7. the can informal American English a toilet
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
can canned canned
Present Participle Third Person Singular
canning cans
[transitive] [American English]
  1. to preserve food by putting it into a metal container from which all the air is removed [=  tin British English [↪  canned]
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  2. informal to dismiss someone from a job [=  sack]
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  3. can it! spoken used to tell someone to stop talking or making a noise
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can used in phrases

  • Ash Can (noun)
    1. early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life
  • Brother can you spare a dime
    1. the title of a song written about the GREAT DEPRESSION of the 1930s in the US. In the song, a man who had been rich and respected before the Depression asks people to give him money, as he is now poor.
  • aerosol can (noun)
    1. usually by means of a propellant gas a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray
  • beer can (noun)
    1. a can that holds beer
  • can buoy (noun)
    1. a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
  • can of worms (noun)
    1. a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity
  • can opener (noun)
    1. a tool for opening a can of food
  • can't
    1. the short form of cannot
    2. used to say that something is impossible or unlikely
  • can-do (adjective)
    1. informal willing to try anything and expect that it will work
  • carry the can (verb)
    1. accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions
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can used in phrasal verbs

  • cancel out (phrasal verb)
    1. to stop something from having any effect
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