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Cannot

/ˈkænət/

A contraction used to express that someone is unable to do something

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I cannot swim.Lisa cannot find her keys.

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Cannot originated in Middle English from the phrase can not, where can is from Old English cunnan, meaning "know, be able to", and not, from Old English nōt, meaning "not".

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