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 Definitions of can  [æn; unstressed kən]  

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Definition of 'can' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (auxiliary verb.) can
to be able to; have the ability, power, or skill to:
She can solve the problem easily.

2.  can
to know how to:
I can play chess, but not very well.

3.  can
to have the power or means to:
a dictator who can impose his will on the people.

4.  can
to have the right or qualifications to:
He can change whatever he wishes in the script.

5.  can
may; have permission to:
Can I speak to you for a moment?

6.  can
to have the possibility:
A coin can land on either side.

7. (v.i.) can
Obs. to know.

8. (n.) can
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal.

9.  can
a receptacle for garbage, ashes, etc.

10.  can
a bucket or other container for holding or carrying liquids.

11.  can
a metal or plastic container for holding film on cores or reels.

12.  can
Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. toilet; bathroom.

13.  can
Slang. jail.

14.  can
Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. buttocks.

15.  can
Mil. Slang.

16.  can
a depth charge.

17.  can
a destroyer.

18. (v.t.) can
to preserve by sealing in a can, jar, etc.

19.  can
Slang. to dismiss; fire.

20.  can
Slang. to put a stop to:
Can that noise!

21.  can
to record, as on film or tape.


Definition of 'can' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) can, tin, tin can
airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

2. (noun) can, canful
the quantity contained in a can

3. (noun) can, can buoy
a buoy with a round bottom and conical top

4. (noun) buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
"he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

5. (noun) toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

6. (verb) toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

7. (verb) can, tin, put up
preserve in a can or tin
"tinned foods are not very tasty"

8. (verb) displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
"The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"


Definition of 'can' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1.  can
used to say sth is possible
I can get there by 2:00.; Grandma can't walk very well; She couldn't get it open.; The email cannot be delivered to this address.

2.  can
indicates that sb knows how to do sth
- can speak French.; Can you operate the machine?

3.  can
indicates what is allowed
You can play my video game.; Young children cannot see the movie without a parent.

4.  can
used to ask or offer sth
Can I try?; Can I carry that for you?; I can give you a ride home.

5.  can
indicates what sb or sth is often like
He can get very grumpy.; Meeting people here can be hard.

6.  can
used with the verbs "see," "hear," "smell," "taste," and "feel" and with verbs that mean "think"
I could smell the bread baking.; You can see the mountains from here.; I can understand why you're angry.

7.  can
indicates surprise, anger, or disbelief
You can't tell me this now!; This can't be the right house.

8. (noun) can
a cylindrical metal container for food or liquid
a can of soup; paint cans

9.  can
the amount of food or liquid a can holds
Add one can of black beans.


Definition of 'can' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) can
a drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids

2. (noun) can
a vessel or case of tinned iron or of sheet metal, of various forms, but usually cylindrical; as, a can of tomatoes; an oil can; a milk can

3.  can
an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.]

4.  can
to know; to understand

5.  can
to be able to do; to have power or influence

6.  can
to be able; -- followed by an infinitive without to; as, I can go, but do not wish to

7. (verb) can
to preserve by putting in sealed cans


Translation of 'can' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to be able to
You can do it if you try hard.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: kan Arabic flag Arabic: يَسْتَطيعُ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: мога
Brazilian flag Brazilian: conseguir Czech flag Czech: moci German flag German: können
Danish flag Danish: kunne Greek flag Greek: μπορώ να Spanish flag Spanish: poder
Estonian flag Estonian: võima, suutma Farsi flag Farsi: توانستن Finnish flag Finnish: voida
French flag French: pouvoir Hebrew flag Hebrew: יָכוֹל Hindi flag Hindi: समर्थ होना
Croatian flag Croatian: moći Hungarian flag Hungarian: tud, -hat, -het Indonesian flag Indonesian: mampu
Icelandic flag Icelandic: geta Italian flag Italian: potere, essere capace* Japanese flag Japanese: ~できる
Korean flag Korean: (~을) 할 수 있다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: galėti Latvian flag Latvian: varēt
Malay flag Malay: boleh Dutch flag Dutch: kunnen Norwegian flag Norwegian: kunne
Polish flag Polish: móc Persian flag Persian: توانستن Pashto flag Pashto: توانیدل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: conseguir Romanian flag Romanian: a putea, a i se permite Russian flag Russian: мочь
Slovak flag Slovak: môcť Slovenian flag Slovenian: moči Serbian flag Serbian: moći
Swedish flag Swedish: kan Thai flag Thai: สามารถ Turkish flag Turkish: ...-ebilir
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese:  Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: могти Urdu flag Urdu: کر سکنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: khả năng Chinese flag Chinese: 

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