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Can

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Meaning

Verb

To know
; to be able to.
May; to be
or
to.
To have the potential to; be possible.
Used with
of perception.
To know.
In Indian English:
To be (
a
like able, possible, allowed).
*
To
in a can.
To
by
and
in a
or can.
To
,
or
(an
, project, etc.).
To
up.
In American English & :
To
or
an employee.
In Golf:
To
the ball.

Noun

A
for
, usually of
or
, but sometimes of
, and with a
over the top.
In Containers:
A
used to
and
water for
(a
can).
A
, often
, for
such as
,
, or fish.
In American English:
A
, now (US,
) a
or lavatory.
In American English & Buttocks:
Buttocks.
Jail or prison.
Headphones.
A
cup.
In Nautical:
A cube-shaped
or
used to
a port-side
mark
A
pot.
An E-meter used in Scientology auditing.
In American English:
An
(or sometimes, two
s) of marijuana.
A
for the
in a
reactor.
In Inorganic compounds:
ceric
nitrate
In Automotive, Computing & Manufacturing:
Abbreviation of
area network.
In Computing:
Initialism of
area network.
In South African English:
Acronym of
network.
Initialism of
and
, a
Tₙ(X₁, X₂, ..; Xₙ) is CAN (consistent and
) if ....
In Australian English:
Acronym of
notice.

Name

Alternative
of Can.
Abbreviation
of
Controller
Area
Network;
ISO
standards
11898,
11898-1,
11898-2,
and
its
predecessor
standards.
The Andean Community of Nations.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

can
English
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can
Middle English (1100-1500)
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can
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
canne
Middle English (1100-1500)
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canne
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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Etym
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