Definitions for cannot
ˈkæn ɒt, kæˈnɒt, kə-can·not

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.6 / 5 votes

1. cannotcontraction

   can not ( = am/is/are unable to); contracted into can't

   I cannot open the window. It is stuck.

2. cannotcontraction

   am/are/is forbidden, not permitted to

   You cannot enter the hall without a ticket.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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1. 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".

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1. cannot

   Cannot is a contraction of two words, "can" and "not." It is used to express the inability or lack of ability to do something or to indicate that something is prohibited or impossible.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Cannot

   am, is, or are, not able; -- written either as one word or two

2. Etymology: [Can to be able + -not.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Cannot

   kan′ot, v.i. to be unable. [Can and Not.]

Anagrams for cannot »

1. Canton

2. canton

3. noncat

4. conant

5. nonact

How to pronounce cannot?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cannot in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cannot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of cannot in a Sentence

1. Alexander Graham Bell:

   What this power is, I cannot say. All I know is that it exists...and it becomes available only when you are in that state of mind in which you know EXACTLY what you want...and are fully determined not to quit until you get it.

2. Marcus Tullius Cicero:

   . . . for until that God who rules all the region of the sky. . . has freed you from the fetters of your body, you cannot gain admission here. Men were created with the understanding that they were to look after that sphere called Earth, which you see in the middle of the temple. Minds have been given to them out of the eternal fires you call fixed stars and planets, those spherical solids which, quickened with divine minds, journey through their circuits and orbits with amazing speed....

3. Marsha Blackburn:

   In light of tennis star Peng Shuai’s disappearance, it has become increasingly apparent that the safety and security of Team USA athletes cannot be guaranteed at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, the Communist Chinese Party’s unchecked power and zero accountability puts our elite American athletes in danger.

4. Vanessa Tyson:

   I cannot believe, given my obvious distress, that Mr. Fairfax thought this forced sexual act was consensual.

5. Huffington Post:

   One voice can contribute to a collective movement. With that, we have power and we cannot be silenced.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cannot
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=cannot
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannot
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cannot
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=cannot