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

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1. cannot(Contraction)

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

   I cannot open the window. It is stuck.

2. cannot(Contraction)

   am/are/is forbidden, not permitted to

   You cannot enter the hall without a ticket.

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Cannot

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

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Cannot

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

Anagrams for cannot »

1. Canton, canton, noncat

How to pronounce cannot?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. H.W. Mann:

   Ultimately there is no one else responsible for self. Even if we wanted them to be, even if they were willing and knew exactly how. They are not in our brains and therefore they cannot think for us. That responsibility is ours and ours alone. Once we accept responsibility for self our lives change. We are no longer victims. We take back our power. Everything always goes back to awareness, presence, being conscious and in the flow of the universe. Through awareness we take responsibility for self, create the life of our dreams, and influence the world in a positive way.

2. RVM:

   While a rich man cannot have more than 1440 minutes a day, a clever man makes more time by using OPM or Other People's Minutes.-RVM

3. Henri Falcon:

   The buying of votes, toying with people's dignity, cannot continue.

4. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   Those who cannot tell what they desire or expect, still sigh and struggle with indefinite thoughts and vast wishes.

5. Ricther:

   We learn our virtues from our friends who love us; our faults from the enemy who hates us. We cannot easily discover our real character from a friend. He is a mirror, on which the warmth of our breath impedes the clearness of the reflection.

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