can

Meaning

Verb

1. To know how to; to be able to.
2. (informal) May; to be permitted or enabled to.
3. To have the potential to; be possible.
4. Used with verbs of perception.
5. (obsolete) To know.
6. To be (followed by a word like able, possible, allowed).

Noun

1. A more or less cylindrical and often metal container or vessel.
2. A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).
3. A chamber pot.
4. (slang) A chamber pot.
5. (slang) Buttocks.
6. (slang) Jail or prison.
7. (slang) Headphones.
8. A drinking cup.
9. A cylindrical buoy or marker used to denote a port-side lateral mark
10. A chimney pot.
11. (slang) An E-meter used in Scientology auditing.
12. (slang) An ounce (or sometimes, two ounces) of marijuana.
13. A protective cover for the fuel element in a nuclear reactor.
14. (slang) The breasts of a woman.

Etymology

From Middle English can, first and third person singular of connen, cunnen (“to be able, know how”), from Old English can(n), first and third person singular of cunnan (“to know how”), from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (whence also know). Doublet of con. See also: canny, cunning.

Sentences

This can avoid the above situation .

I think we can do better after the boat sails .

It is one of the most painful conditions and can result in depression .

One can imagine these two , covered with sand , running up the little street in the bright sunlight .

How can we reconcile this conflict ?

This can arouse national interest !

Septic shock can also arise .

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