ALL meanings of can
can
C c - abbreviation Technical meaning of CAN Cancel 3
- modal verb can You use can when you are mentioning a quality or fact about something which people may make use of if they want to. 3
- modal verb can You use can to indicate that someone has the ability or opportunity to do something. 3
- modal verb can You use cannot to indicate that someone is not able to do something because circumstances make it impossible for them to do it. 3
- modal verb can You use can to indicate that something is true sometimes or is true in some circumstances. 3
- modal verb can You use cannot and can't to state that you are certain that something is not the case or will not happen. 3
- modal verb can You use can to indicate that someone is allowed to do something. You use cannot or can't to indicate that someone is not allowed to do something. 3
- modal verb can You use cannot or can't when you think it is very important that something should not happen or that someone should not do something. 3
- modal verb can You use can, usually in questions, in order to make suggestions or to offer to do something. 3
- modal verb can You use can in questions in order to make polite requests. You use can't in questions in order to request strongly that someone does something. 3
- modal verb can You use can as a polite way of interrupting someone or of introducing what you are going to say next. 3
- modal verb can You use can with verbs such as 'imagine', 'think', and 'believe' in order to emphasize how you feel about a particular situation. 3
- modal verb can You use can in questions with 'how' to indicate that you feel strongly about something. 3
- countable noun can A can is a metal container in which something such as food, drink, or paint is put. The container is usually sealed to keep the contents fresh. 3
- verb can When food or drink is canned, it is put into a metal container and sealed so that it will remain fresh. 3
- singular noun can The can is the toilet. 3
- verb can If you are canned, you are dismissed from your job. 3
- verb can used as an auxiliary to indicate ability, skill, or fitness to perform a task 3
- verb can used as an auxiliary to indicate permission or the right to something 3
- verb can used as an auxiliary to indicate knowledge of how to do something 3
- verb can used as an auxiliary to indicate possibility, opportunity, or likelihood 3
- noun can a container, esp for liquids, usually of thin sheet metal 3
- noun can the contents of a can or the amount a can will hold 3
- noun can a slang word for toilet or buttocks 3
- noun can a depth charge 3
- noun can a shallow cylindrical metal container of varying size used for storing and handling film 3
- verb can to put (food, etc) into a can or cans; preserve in a can 3
- verb can to dismiss from a job 3
- verb can to stop (doing something annoying or making an annoying noise) (esp in the phrase can it!) 3
- verb can to reject or discard 3
- abbreviation CAN Canada 3
- abbreviation CAN Canadian 3
- abbreviation CAN Canon 3
- auxiliary verb can know(s) how to 3
- auxiliary verb can am, are, or is able to 3
- auxiliary verb can am, are, or is likely or at all likely to 3
- auxiliary verb can have or has the moral or legal right to 3
- auxiliary verb can am, are, or is permitted to; may 3
- intransitive verb can know(s) how 3
- intransitive verb can am, are, or is able 3
- intransitive verb can am, are, or is likely or at all likely 3
- intransitive verb can have or has the moral or legal right 3
- intransitive verb can am, are, or is permitted; may 3
- verb transitive can know(s) 3
- noun can a container of various kinds, usually made of metal with a separate cover 3
- noun can a container made of tinned iron or other metal, in which foods or other perishable products are sealed for preservation 3
- noun can the amount that a can holds 3
- noun can a prison 3
- noun can the buttocks 3
- noun can a toilet 3