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Meaning
Verb
●
Cannot (negative
auxiliary
); is unable to; does not have the ability to.
●
Is
forbidden
to; is not
permitted
to.
●
Often
followed by
be: is
logically
impossible.
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Origin
can't
English
-n't
English
can
English
can
Middle English (1100-1500)
can
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
canne
Middle English (1100-1500)
canne
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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Etym
Synonyms
Ca'N'T
Antonyms
Can
Must
Have To
Be Able To
Related
Couldn'T
Shouldn'T
Wouldn'T
Didn'T
Aren'T
Haven'T
Doesn'T
Dont
Wanna
Mus
Rhymes
Ant
Ant
Aunt
Pant
Rant
Cant
Bant
Vaunt
Grant
Haint
Slant
Saint
Ain'T
Feint
Daunt
Paint
Haunt
Brant
Taint
Jaunt
Taunt
Scant
Can'T
Saint
Ha'Nt
Grant
Gaunt
Faint
Plant
Trant
Chant
Brant
Decant
Levant
Quaint
Recant
Hain'T
Flaunt
Shan'T
Extant
Plaint
Attaint
Gallant
Bepaint
Descant
Replant
Repaint
Sha'N'T
Implant
Enchant
Spraint
Supplant
Acquaint
Complaint
Restraint
Overpaint
Gallivant
Transplant
Constraint
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