Can

==English==
===Etymology 1===
 (first and third person singular of "to be able, know how") from , first and third person singular of . More at canny, cunning.
====Pronunciation====
* 
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====Verb====
# To know how to; to be able to.
#: She can speak English, French, and German.
#: I can play football.
#: Can you remember your fifth birthday?
# May; to be permitted or enabled to.
#: You can go outside and play when you're finished with your homework.
#: Can I use your pen?
# To know.
=====Usage notes=====
For missing forms, substitute inflected forms of be able to, as:
* I might be able to go.
* I was able to go yesterday.
* I had been able to go before.
* I will be able to go tomorrow.
The word could also suffices in many tenses. "I would be able to go" is equivalent to "I could go", and "I was not able to go" can be rendered "I couldn't go". (Unless there is a clear indication otherwise, "could verb" means "would be able to verb", but "couldn't verb" means "was/were not able to verb".)
The present tense negative can not is often contracted to cannot or can't.
The use of can in asking permission is sometimes criticized as being impolite or incorrect by those who favour the more formal alternative "may I...?".
Can is sometimes used rhetorically to issue a command, placing the command in the form of a request. For instance, "Can you hand me that pen?" as a polite substitution for "Hand me that pen."
=====Synonyms=====
* be able to
* may
=====Antonyms=====
* cannot
* can’t
=====See also=====
* Appendix:English tag questions
=====Translations=====
* American Sign Language: , 
* Arabic: , 
*: Egyptian Arabic: 
* Armenian: 
* Belarusian: , 
* Bulgarian: 
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: , , 
* Croatian: 
* Czech: , 
* Danish: 
* Dutch: 
* Esperanto: 
* Estonian: 
* Finnish: , , 
* French: 
* German: 
* Gilbertese: kona
* Greek: (boró)
* Hebrew: , 
* Hindi: , 
* Hungarian: 
* Icelandic: 
* Irish: , , 
* Italian: , , , 
* Japanese: , , 
* Korean: 
* Lao: 
* Latin: 
* Malay: 
* Maltese: , , 
* Nahuatl: 
* Norwegian: 
* Old English: 
* Persian: , 
* Polish: , , 
* Portuguese: poder, ser capaz, conseguir
* Romanian: 
* Romansch: pudair
* Russian: , , (to be skilled enough)
* Scottish Gaelic: , 
* Slovak: , , 
* Slovene: 
* Spanish: 
* Swedish: 
* Thai: , 
* Turkish: , 
* Ukrainian: , / 
* Urdu: 
* Vietnamese: , 
* Welsh: , 
* American Sign Language: 
* Arabic: 
* Armenian: 
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: , 
* Croatian: 
* Czech: 
* Danish: , 
* Dutch: 
* Esperanto: 
* Estonian: võima
* Finnish: , 
* French: 
* German: , 
* Greek: (boró)
* Hebrew: 
* Hindi: 
* Icelandic: 
* Italian: 
* Macedonian: 
* Malay: 
* Maltese: 
* Norwegian: 
* Persian: , 
* Polish: 
* Portuguese: 
* Russian: 
* Scottish Gaelic: 
* Slovene: 
* Swedish: 
* Thai: 
* Turkish: , 
* Urdu: 
* Vietnamese: , 
* Welsh: 
* : mund
* : poder
* : pouvoir
* : tud
* : povas
* : dapat, mampu, bisa
* : ...할 수 있다 (...hal su itta)
* : kanîn, karîn, şên, şiyan, tiwanîn
* : poder
* : (tavânestan)
* : putea
* : pudair
* : -bil- (verbal infix)
* : могти (mókhti)
===Etymology 2===
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====Pronunciation====
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====Noun====
thumb|a can (1)
# A more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium.
# A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).
# A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish.
# toilet, bathroom.
# buttocks.
# headphones
=====Synonyms=====
* tin 
=====Derived terms=====
* beer can
* can opener
* carry the can
* garbage can
* kick the can / kick-the-can
* trash can
=====Translations=====
* Bulgarian: 
* Chinese: 罐頭, 罐头 (guàn tóu)
* Czech: 
* Danish: 
* Dutch: 
* Esperanto: 
* Finnish: 
* French: , 
* German: , Kannister 
* Icelandic: 
* Indonesian: 
* Italian: 
* Japanese: 缶 (かん, kan)
* Kurdish:
*: Sorani: , 
* Macedonian: 
* Malay: 
* Norwegian: , 
* Polish: 
* Portuguese: 
* Russian: 
* Scottish Gaelic: 
* Slovene: 
* Swedish: 
* Thai: (grà-bpŏng)
* Turkish: , 
* Welsh: 
* Chinese: 容器, 容器 (róng qì)
* Czech: 
* Danish: kande, vandkande
* Dutch: 
* Finnish: 
* French: 
* German: 
* Indonesian: 
* Italian: 
* Japanese: 缶 (かん, kan)
* Macedonian: , 
* Norwegian: 
* Polish: , 
* Portuguese: 
* Russian: 
* Slovene: škropilnica 
* Swedish: , 
* Thai: (grà-bpŏng rót náam)
* Bulgarian: 
* Chinese: 金屬容器, 金属容器 (jīn shǔ róng qì)
* Czech: 
* Danish: 
* Dutch: 
* Esperanto: 
* Finnish: 
* French: 
* German: , 
* Greek: 
* Hebrew: 
* Italian: 
* Kurdish:
*: Sorani: , 
* Macedonian: 
* Malay: 
* Norwegian: , 
* Polish: kanka , kanister 
* Portuguese: 
* Russian: 
* Scottish Gaelic: 
* Slovene: pločevinka , konzerva (informal)
* Spanish: 
* Swedish: , 
* Thai: (grà-bpŏng)
* Bulgarian: 
* Chinese: 廁所, 厕所 (cè suǒ)
* Danish: 
* Dutch: 
* Esperanto: , 
* Finnish: 
* French: 
* German: , , 
* Hebrew: שירותים (shirutym) , בית שימוש (beit shimush) 
* Malay: 
* Norwegian: , 
* Polish: 
* Thai: (sûam)
* Chinese: 屁股, 屁股 (pì gǔ)
* Danish: 
* Esperanto: 
* Finnish: 
* German: , 
* Norwegian: , 
* Polish: pośladki, dupa 
* Thai: (gôn)
* : 
* : buxeto metala
* : 깡통 (kkangtong)
====Verb====
# To preserve, by heating and sealing in a can or jar.
#: They spent August canning fruit and vegetables.
# to discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
#: He canned the whole project because he thought it would fail.
# To shut up.
#: Can your gob.
# To fire or dismiss an employee.
#: The boss canned him for speaking out.
=====Translations=====
* Bulgarian: 
* Chinese: 保存, 保存 (bǎo cún)
* Czech: 
* Danish: konservere, henkoge
* Dutch: , 
* Esperanto: 
* Finnish: 
* French: 
* German: 
* Greek: (konservopoió)
* Macedonian: 
* Malay: 
* Russian: консервировать (konservírovat’)
* Slovene: konzervirati
* Spanish: 
* Swedish: , 
* Bulgarian: 
* Chinese: 丟棄, 丢弃 (diū qì)
* Danish: smide ud
* Dutch: 
* French: 
* German: 
* Slovene: odvreči, zavreči
* Spanish: 
* Thai: 
* Chinese: 關閉, 关闭 (guān bì)
* Danish: holde mund
* Dutch: 
* Esperanto: , 
* French: se taire irreg
* German: die Klappe halten, 
* Hebrew: 
* Italian: 
* Slovene: utihniti
* Spanish: 
* Swedish: , 
* Thai: (yép-bpàak)
* Bulgarian: 
* Chinese: 解雇, 解雇 (jiě gù)
* Danish: afskedige, fyre
* Esperanto: 
* German: , , 
* Hebrew: 
* Italian: 
* Malay: 
* Slovene: odpustiti
* Spanish: 
* Swedish: , 
* Thai: (bplòt)
===Anagrams===
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==Afar==
===Noun===
# milk
Category:aa:Beverages
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==Azeri==
===Etymology===
From , whence also Turkish and Armenian .
===Noun===
# soul, spirit
# being, creature, life
# body
# force, vigour
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==Classical Nahuatl==
===Pronunciation===
* 
===Adverb===
cān
# Where.
====Derived terms====
* campa
* canah
Category:Classical Nahuatl adverbs
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==Galician==
===Etymology===
From .
===Noun===
# dog
====Related terms====
* cadela
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==Interlingua==
===Noun===
# dog
# cock, hammer 
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==Irish==
===Pronunciation===
* 
===Verb===
# To sing.
====Inflection====
====Mutation====
Category:ga:Music
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==Italian==
===Noun===
# dog
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==Mandarin==
===Pinyin syllable===
can
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====Usage notes====
Category:Mandarin pinyin
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==Occitan==
===Noun===
# dog, hound
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==Scottish Gaelic==
===Verb===
# say
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==Spanish==
===Etymology===
From . Compare Aromanian cãne, Portuguese .
===Noun===
# dog, hound
====See also====
* cachorro 
* chucho 
* perro 
* pichicho 
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==Turkish==
===Pronunciation===
* 
===Etymology===
From .
===Noun===
# soul, life, being
# sweetheart
====Declension====
====See also====
* 
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==Welsh==
===Adjective===
# bleached, white
# hundred
===Noun===
# a can
# flour
====Mutation====
===See also===
* 
===References===
* Definition from the BBC.
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