can
verb
[ kan ]
• be able to.
• "they can run fast"
• be permitted to.
• "you can use the phone if you want to"
• used to request someone to do something.
• "can you open the window?"
Origin:
Old English cunnan ‘know’ (in Middle English ‘know how to’), related to Dutch kunnen and German können ; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin gnoscere ‘know’ and Greek gignōskein ‘know’.
can
noun
• a cylindrical metal container.
• "a petrol can"
• prison.
• "our friends will get a year or two in the can"
• the toilet.
• "she walks in and has to use the can"
• headphones.
• a woman's breasts.
can
verb
• preserve (food) in a can.
• "sardines and anchovies are worth the extra money if canned in olive oil"
• dismiss from a job.
• "he was canned because of a tiff over promotion"
Origin:
Old English canne, related to Dutch kan and German Kanne ; either of Germanic origin or from late Latin canna .
Can.
abbreviation
• Canada or Canadian.
