can
🇺🇸
/kən/
🇬🇧
/kən/
verb
A1
able to do something
I can run fast.
A1
know how to do something
I can drive a car.
A1
used with feel, hear, see, smell, taste
I can smell the flowers.
A2
allowed to do something
You can go outside now.
A2
ask for permission
Can I use your phone?
A2
ask for help
Can you help me?
A2
make a suggestion
We can watch a movie.
B1
say something is not true
That can't be right.
B1
express doubt or surprise
Where can it be?
R
say how something often is
It can be cold here.
R
say someone must do something
You can be quiet now.
R
put food in cans to keep it
I can fruits to save them.
R
fire someone from a job
The boss can fire employees.
noun
A2
metal container for food or drink
I can open a can of soda.
A2
amount in a can
I can drink a can of juice.
R
container for liquids
I can carry water in a can.
R
spray container
I can use a can of spray paint.
R
prison
R
toilet
translation
able to do something; know how to do something; used with feel, hear, see, smell, taste; allowed to do something; ask for permission; ask for help; make a suggestion; say something is not true; express doubt or surprise; say how something often is; say someone must do something; put food in cans to keep it; fire someone from a job
metal container for food or drink; amount in a can; container for liquids; spray container; prison; toilet
Word Forms
Plural
cans
Progressive
Past
could
Perfect