cannot

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkænɒt/ or /kæˈnɒt/
• (Canada) IPA ^(key): /kəˈnɑt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkæ(n.)nɑt/ or /ˈkɛ(n.)nɑt/ or /kə(n)ˈnɑt/ or /kɪ(n)ˈnɑt/

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• Hyphenation: can‧not

Verb

Present can

Past could

Negative cannot

1. (modal) If you cannot do something, you are not able to do that thing.
2. (modal) If you cannot do something, you are not allowed to do that thing.

Synonyms

• can't

Antonyms

• can

Related words

• can
• not