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Cannot

/ˈkænət/
Used to indicate that something is impossible or that someone is unable to do something.

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Examples:

John cannot attend the meeting tomorrow.

She cannot find her favorite book anywhere.

We cannot allow the project to fail.

Etymology:

etymology
The word cannot originates from Middle English, likely formed from combining can, a word of Germanic origin meaning to know, be able to, with not.

Usage Statistics:

2500 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
Very Often
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