cannot in All languages combined

IPA: /ˈkænɒt/ [UK], /kəˈnɑt/ [Canada], /ˈkæ(n.)nɑt/ [US] Audio: en-us-cannot.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-cannot.wav [UK] Forms: can [present], could [past], cannot [negative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{verb4|can|could|cannot}} [POS TABLE]

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "can",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "could",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cannot",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "can",
        "2": "could",
        "3": "cannot"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb4"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "can‧not",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "If you cannot do something, you are not able to do that thing."
      ],
      "id": "simple-cannot-en-verb-EheWXkPH",
      "raw_tags": [
        "modal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "If you cannot do something, you are not allowed to do that thing."
      ],
      "id": "simple-cannot-en-verb-0Zz4vP3m",
      "raw_tags": [
        "modal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkænɒt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kəˈnɑt/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkæ(n.)nɑt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-cannot.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-cannot.wav",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "auxiliary",
    "modal"
  ],
  "word": "cannot"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "can",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "could",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cannot",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "can",
        "2": "could",
        "3": "cannot"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb4"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "can‧not",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Modal auxiliary verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you cannot do something, you are not able to do that thing."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "modal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Modal auxiliary verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you cannot do something, you are not allowed to do that thing."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "modal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkænɒt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kəˈnɑt/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkæ(n.)nɑt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-cannot.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-cannot.wav",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "auxiliary",
    "modal"
  ],
  "word": "cannot"
}

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"cannot" meaning in All languages combined

Verb [English]