can't

Meaning

Cannot (negative auxiliary); is unable to; does not have the ability to.
Is forbidden to; is not permitted to.
Often followed by be: is logically impossible.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɑːnt/

Etymology

can + -n't, since 1706 or earlier.

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Sentences

Hey ! Well , can’t you hear ?

I still can't understand it

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She
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kebab
🥙

.

You can't unscramble a

scrambled egg .

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