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cannot

[ kan-ot, ka-not, kuh- ]
/ ˈkæn ɒt, kæˈnɒt, kə- /

verb

a form of ·can not.

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Idioms for cannot

    cannot but, have no alternative but to: We cannot but choose otherwise.

Origin of cannot

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

usage note for 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.

Words nearby cannot

cannonball, cannonball pulse, cannonball tree, cannoneer, cannonry, cannot, cannula, cannular, cannulate, cannulation, canny
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British Dictionary definitions for cannot

cannot
/ (ˈkænɒt, kæˈnɒt) /

verb

an auxiliary verb expressing incapacity, inability, withholding permission, etc; can not
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Idioms and Phrases with cannot

cannot

see under can't.

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