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can't [kænt, Brit kɑːnt]

can't = can + not:

See also can , can

I . can1 [kæn] N (container)

can
lata f

II . can1 <-nn-> [kæn] VB trans

1. can (put in cans):

can

2. can Am inf (stop):

can
can it!

I . can1 [kæn] N (container)

can
lata f

II . can1 <-nn-> [kæn] VB trans

1. can (put in cans):

can

2. can Am inf (stop):

can
can it!

can2 <could, could> [kən] VB aux

2. can (have skill, talent):

can

3. can (be permitted to):

can
you can't go

can opener N Am

garbage can N Am

tin can N

watering can N

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
So it's axiomatic that if she can't prevail against what's darkly being called the old boys' network trying to nobble her prospects then she fails by her own standards.
www.stuff.co.nz
She's blonde, very buxom, and rather ditzy, and she can't seem to keep money in her wallet.
en.wikipedia.org
This position can't be determined theoretically since there are no exact equations for trip fuel and reserve fuel.
en.wikipedia.org
I can't throw caution to the wind without putting a cagoule on.
www.tv3.ie
Here's this young man who probably can't even verbalise how it has changed him, but we can show you how it did.
www.gizmodo.co.uk
I've got couch grass in the lawn, so can't just turn the turfs over, but need to spray with glyphosate to get rid of any perennial weeds.
www.telegraph.co.uk
We can't afford to stigmatise it when it could affect us all.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Can't keep up with all the re-brands and the whole of the city centre is a no-go area for decent people.
www.dailyecho.co.uk
They can't now reclaim a commonage as private property.
www.herald.ie
For now, extra earnings are clawed back from recipients' cheques, which means people relying on income support often can't get ahead by earning money.
www.cbc.ca

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