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- [kan-ot, ka-not, kuh-]
- /ˈkæn ɒt, kæˈnɒt, kə-/
- /ˈkænɒt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kan-ot, ka-not, kuh-]
- /ˈkæn ɒt, kæˈnɒt, kə-/
Definitions of cannot word
- noun cannot Cannot is the negative form of can1. 3
- verb cannot an auxiliary verb expressing incapacity, inability, withholding permission, etc; can not 3
- verb cannot a form of ·can not. 1
- idioms cannot cannot but, have no alternative but to: We cannot but choose otherwise. 1
- noun cannot Cannot is sometimes also spelled can not. The one-word spelling is by far the more common: Interest rates simply cannot continue at their present level. The contraction can't is most common in speech and informal writing. See also can1. 1
- noun cannot Can not. 1
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Origin of cannot
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Cannot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cannot popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cannot usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerAntonyms for cannot
verb cannot
- can — You use can when you are mentioning a quality or fact about something which people may make use of if they want to.
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- make the grade — a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
- make it — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- take care of — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
Top questions with cannot
- you cannot always get what you want?
- what has hands but cannot clap?
- what cannot dogs eat?
- what has one eye but cannot see?
- what cancer cannot do...?
- what has been seen cannot be unseen?
- what cancer cannot do?
- man who cannot be moved?
- i will walk by faith even when i cannot see?
- what pipe cannot be used for drinking water?
- which aspect of citizenship cannot be enforced by law?
- which of these questions cannot be answered by science?
- who cannot vote?
- which cannot describe a system of linear equations?
- the script-the man who cannot be moved?
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