ALL meanings of cannot
can·not
C c - noun cannot Cannot is the negative form of can1. 3
- verb cannot an auxiliary verb expressing incapacity, inability, withholding permission, etc; can not 3
- noun cannot Can not. 1
- noun cannot Cannot is sometimes also spelled can not. The one-word spelling is by far the more common: Interest rates simply cannot continue at their present level. The contraction can't is most common in speech and informal writing. See also can1. 1
- verb cannot a form of ·can not. 1
- idioms cannot cannot but, have no alternative but to: We cannot but choose otherwise. 1
- auxiliary verb cannot can not 1
- noun cannot Something that cannot be done. 0
- verb cannot Can not (am/is/are unable to). 0
- verb cannot Am/are/is forbidden or not permitted to. 0