Meaning

2 senses
  1. Can not; be unable to (whether due to physical inability, logical impossibility, etc.).

    I cannot open the window. It is stuck.

    The butler cannot be the murderer, he cannot have killed her, because he was in another city at the time.

    nicht können

    не мо́чьne móčʹ, нельзя́nelʹzjá

  2. Be forbidden or not permitted to.

    You cannot enter the hall without a ticket.

Examples

35493 sentences
  1. I'm sorry, I can't stay long.

    Вибачте, я не можу залишитися надовго. — ChickenKiev

    ruИзвините, я не могу остаться надолго. — Lenin_1917

    deEs tut mir leid, ich kann nicht lange bleiben. — MUIRIEL

  2. I can't lift my right arm.

    Я не можу підняти праву руку. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ не могу поднять правую руку. — Biga

    deIch kann meinen rechten Arm nicht heben. — xtofu80

  3. It's a fact you can't deny.

    Це факт, який ти не можеш заперечувати. — deniko

    ruЭто невозможно отрицать. — soweli_Elepanto

    deDas ist eine Tatsache, die du nicht abstreiten kannst. — Tamy

  4. This can't be a real diamond.

    Це не може бути справжнім діамантом. — deniko

    ruЭто не может быть настоящим алмазом. — shanghainese

    deDas kann kein echter Diamant sein. — al_ex_an_der

  5. You can't smoke in this room.

    У цій кімнаті не можна палити. — deniko

    ruВам нельзя курить в этой комнате. — sharptoothed

    deDu darfst in diesem Zimmer nicht rauchen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
cannot — see also can, not:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
cannot — see also can, not:

Origin

From Middle English can not, cannot, cannouȝt, etc. (compare Old English ne cann), equival

From Middle English can not, cannot, cannouȝt, etc. (compare Old English ne cann), equivalent to can + not.

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Forms

cannots, cannoting, cannoted, cannoted
Base formcannot · to cannot
3rd person singularcannots
Present participlecannoting
Past simplecannoted
Past participlecannoted

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycannot
he, she, itcannots

Past simpleLesson

all personscannoted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave cannoted
he, she, ithas cannoted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill cannot

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Collocations

12 patterns
  • can't do that
  • can't believe
  • can't afford to
  • can't afford
  • can't remember
  • can't believe that
  • can't speak
  • couldn't find
  • can't help
  • couldn't understand
  • can't figure out
  • can't stand

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cannot — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto