What does Cannot mean?
Definitions for Cannot
ˈkæn ɒt, kæˈnɒt, kə-can·not
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cannotcontraction
can not ( = am/is/are unable to); contracted into can't
I cannot open the window. It is stuck.
cannotcontraction
am/are/is forbidden, not permitted to
You cannot enter the hall without a ticket.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Cannot
A word compounded of can and not.
I cannot but believe many a child can tell twenty, long before he has any idea of infinity at all. John Locke.
Wikipedia
cannot
The English modal verbs are a subset of the English auxiliary verbs used mostly to express modality (properties such as possibility, obligation, etc.). They can be distinguished from other verbs by their defectiveness (they do not have participle or infinitive forms) and by their neutralization (that they do not take the ending -(e)s in the third-person singular). The principal English modal verbs are can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, and must. Certain other verbs are sometimes classed as modals; these include ought, had better, and (in certain uses) dare and need. Verbs which share only some of the characteristics of the principal modals are sometimes called "quasi-modals", "semi-modals", or "pseudo-modals".
Webster Dictionary
Cannot
am, is, or are, not able; -- written either as one word or two
Etymology: [Can to be able + -not.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Cannot
kan′ot, v.i. to be unable. [Can and Not.]
Anagrams for Cannot »
Canton
canton
noncat
conant
nonact
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Cannot in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Cannot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Cannot in a Sentence
Freedom and Justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don't believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others.
I cannot get that noise out of my head.
You cannot stay long in places, before people who can do me any harm get there, I'm gone.
I cannot promise what the final outcome will be, or that it will be without risk of loss, but as commander in chief I can assure you I will mobilize every resource necessary.
You don’t have to do it, but stay away from everybody, because if you're the one who’s not paying attention, and you’re coughing and sneezing … then stay out of the public, man, nobody wants this. I don’t want it. And I think he’s forgetting that people are still at risk who cannot get vaccinated … little kids under the age of five, or people with health conditions.
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