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cannot

/ˈkænɒt/

/ˈkænɑt/

cannotverb

could not

Past Simple

could not

Past Participle

cannot

ing-form

/ˈkænɒt/

/ˈkænɑt/

(modal)

Definitions

Used as an auxiliary verb to indicate inability, impossibility, or lack of permission to do something.

She cannot swim, so she stayed on the shore.

Antonyms

can'tverb

cannot

/kɑːnt/

/kænt/

Translations

ne pas pouvoir

I can't swim, so I won't join you in the pool.

Je ne peux pas nager, donc je ne vous rejoindrai pas dans la piscine.

ne pas pouvoirEmploi exprimant l’incrédulité ou l’impossibilité perçue.

It can't be true that they won the lottery twice in a row.

Il ne peut pas être vrai qu'ils aient gagné à la loterie deux fois de suite.

Definitions

To be unable to do something; to lack the ability, permission, or possibility to perform an action.

I can't swim, so I won't join you in the pool.

Used to express disbelief or the speaker's conviction that something is impossible.

It can't be true that they won the lottery twice in a row.

Antonyms