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can

The correct spelling is can.

How to pronounce can

/ˈkæn/
verb

IPA: /ˈkæn/

Say it like: Can

The correct spelling is can. (auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to. For example: "She can speak English, French, and German.   I can play football.   Can you remember your fifth birthday?"

Usage Examples

She can speak English, French, and German.   I can play football.   Can you remember your fifth birthday?

You can go outside and play when you're finished with your homework.   Can I use your pen?

Animals can experience emotions.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.(auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to.
  2. 2.(modal auxiliary verb, defective) May; to be permitted or enabled to.
  3. 3.(modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have the potential to; be possible.
  4. 4.(auxiliary verb, defective) Used with verbs of perception.
  5. 5.To know.

noun

  1. 1.A more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium, but sometimes of plastic, and with a carrying handle over the top.
  2. 2.A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).
  3. 3.A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish.
  4. 4.A chamber pot, now a toilet or lavatory.
  5. 5.Buttocks.

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