can

could

1. know(s) how to
2. am, are, or is able to
3. am, are, or is likely or at all likely to can that be true?
4. have or has the moral or legal right to
5. Informal am, are, or is permitted to; may

Etymology: ME < OE, 1st & 3d pers. sing., pres. indic., of cunnan, know, have power to, be able; common Gmc < IE base *gen-, *gno- > L gnoscere, know; orig. meaning “to be able mentally or spiritually,” as distinguished from may, “to be able physically”

intransitive verb

1. know(s) how
2. am, are, or is able yes I can
3. am, are, or is likely or at all likely
4. have or has the moral or legal right
5. Informal am, are, or is permitted; may

transitive verb

Obsolete know(s)

noun

1. a container of various kinds, usually made of metal with a separate cover a milk can, a garbage can, a can of shoe polish
2. ☆ a container made of tinned iron or other metal, in which foods or other perishable products are sealed for preservation
3. ☆ the amount that a can holds
4. ☆ Slang
   1. a prison
   2. the buttocks
   3. a toilet
   4. tin can (sense )

Etymology: ME & OE canne, a cup, container < Gmc *kanna (> LL canna, a vessel); prob. < IE base *gan(dh), container > MIr gann, ON kani

transitive verb canned, can′·ning

1. to put up in airtight cans or jars for preservation
2. Slang
   1. to dismiss; discharge
   2. to put an end to; stop

1. Canada
2. Canadian
3. Canon