it cannot be won relying on your own strength. Show Businessto record, as on film or tape.Slang Termsto put a stop to: Can that noise!.to preserve by sealing in a can, jar, etc.
#Cannot one word in american english movie#
Idioms, Cinema, Show Business in the can, (of a task, etc.) completed.to dismiss (someone) from a job įire: They canned him after nearly twenty years on the job. to preserve (food) by sealing in a can, jar, etc.: She canned the strawberries in summer.Slang Termsjail: sent to the can for twenty years.a usually large bucket or container for garbage, etc.: Throw that away in the trash can.the contents of, or the quantity or amount of things inside: a can of mushroom soup.a sealed container for food, etc., such as of aluminum: He opened several cans of beer.can but and cannot but are formal and old-fashioned expressions suggesting that there is no other way to do something.Ĭan 2 /kæn/ USA pronunciation n., v., canned, can In negative constructions, can't or cannot is more common than may not the contraction mayn't is rare: You can't park in the driveway. Traditional grammar books insist that only may conveys "permission,'' but both words are now regularly used with this meaning: Can (or May) I borrow your tape recorder? can occurs this way chiefly in spoken English may occurs more frequently in formal speech and writing. Idioms can but, to be able to do nothing else except Ĭan and may are both often used in the sense of possibility: A power failure can (or may) occur at any time.(used in negative statements) must not: They're getting married? It can't be true!.Often: ~ + ): Can't we just sit down and discuss this instead of fighting? ( = I request that we sit down and discuss this.) (used to urge or request someone to do something.(used to ask if something is possible): Can that be the chairman on the phone? (= Is it possible that the chairman is on the phone?).to have the possibility to: A coin can land on either side.Have permission to: Can I speak to you for a moment? to have the right or qualifications to: He can change whatever he wants to in the script.to know how to: I can play chess, but not very well.Have the ability to: She can solve the problem easily. All present tense forms: can, past: could.Īuxiliary verb Can 1 /kæn unstressed kən/ USA pronunciation auxiliary (modal) verb.
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