Sense 1: to be able to
You can do it if you try hard.
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 CAN in Afrikaans: kan |
 CAN in Arabic: يَسْتَطيعُ |
 CAN in Bulgarian: мога |
 CAN in Brazilian: conseguir |
 CAN in Czech: moci |
 CAN in German: können |
 CAN in Danish: kunne |
 CAN in Greek: μπορώ να |
 CAN in Spanish: poder |
 CAN in Estonian: võima, suutma |
 CAN in Farsi: توانستن |
 CAN in Finnish: voida |
 CAN in French: pouvoir |
 CAN in Hebrew: יָכוֹל |
 CAN in Hindi: समर्थ होना |
 CAN in Croatian: moći |
 CAN in Hungarian: tud, -hat, -het |
 CAN in Indonesian: mampu |
 CAN in Icelandic: geta |
 CAN in Italian: potere, essere capace* |
 CAN in Japanese: ～できる |
 CAN in Korean: (~을) 할 수 있다 |
 CAN in Lithuanian: galėti |
 CAN in Latvian: varēt |
 CAN in Malay: boleh |
 CAN in Dutch: kunnen |
 CAN in Norwegian: kunne |
 CAN in Polish: móc |
 CAN in Persian: توانستن |
 CAN in Pashto: توانیدل |
 CAN in Portuguese: conseguir |
 CAN in Romanian: a putea, a i se permite |
 CAN in Russian: мочь |
 CAN in Slovak: môcť |
 CAN in Slovenian: moči |
 CAN in Serbian: moći |
 CAN in Swedish: kan |
 CAN in Thai: สามารถ |
 CAN in Turkish: ...-ebilir |
 CAN in Taiwanese: 能 |
 CAN in Ukrainian: могти |
 CAN in Urdu: کر سکنا |
 CAN in Vietnamese: khả năng |
 CAN in Chinese: 能 |
Sense 2: to know how to
Can you drive a car?
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| CAN in Afrikaans: kan |
CAN in Arabic: يَعْرِفُ |
| CAN in Bulgarian: зная как |
CAN in Brazilian: saber |
| CAN in Czech: umět |
CAN in German: können |
| CAN in Danish: kunne |
CAN in Greek: μπορώ (ξέρω) να |
| CAN in Spanish: saber |
CAN in Estonian: oskama |
| CAN in Farsi: بلد بودن |
CAN in Finnish: osata |
| CAN in French: savoir |
CAN in Hebrew: יוֹדֵע ל- |
| CAN in Hindi: सकना |
CAN in Croatian: znati, umjeti |
| CAN in Hungarian: tud |
CAN in Indonesian: bisa |
| CAN in Icelandic: kunna |
CAN in Italian: sapere |
| CAN in Japanese: ～できる |
CAN in Korean: (~하는) 방법을 알다 |
| CAN in Lithuanian: mokėti |
CAN in Latvian: prast |
| CAN in Malay: boleh |
CAN in Dutch: kunnen |
| CAN in Norwegian: kunne |
CAN in Polish: potrafić |
| CAN in Persian: بلد بودن |
CAN in Pashto: پیژندل |
| CAN in Portuguese: saber |
CAN in Romanian: aşti |
| CAN in Russian: уметь |
CAN in Slovak: vedieť |
| CAN in Slovenian: znati |
CAN in Serbian: umeti |
| CAN in Swedish: kan |
CAN in Thai: สามารถที่จะ |
| CAN in Turkish: ...-ebilir |
CAN in Taiwanese: 會，懂 |
| CAN in Ukrainian: уміти |
CAN in Urdu: کرنا جاننا |
| CAN in Vietnamese: chỉ khả năng |
CAN in Chinese: 会，懂 |
Sense 3: (usually may ) to have permission to
You can go if you behave yourself.
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| CAN in Afrikaans: kan |
CAN in Arabic: مَسْموح، مُمْكِن |
| CAN in Bulgarian: разрешено ти е |
CAN in Brazilian: poder |
| CAN in Czech: smět |
CAN in German: dürfen |
| CAN in Danish: få lov |
CAN in Greek: μπορώ (μου επιτρέπεται) ν |
| CAN in Spanish: poder, estar permitido |
CAN in Estonian: võima |
| CAN in Farsi: اجازه داشتن |
CAN in Finnish: saada |
| CAN in French: pouvoir |
CAN in Hebrew: רַשַאי |
| CAN in Hindi: इजाजत देना |
CAN in Croatian: smjeti |
| CAN in Hungarian: szabad, -hat, -het |
CAN in Indonesian: boleh |
| CAN in Icelandic: mega, geta |
CAN in Italian: potere |
| CAN in Japanese: ～してもよい |
CAN in Korean: (~을) 해도 좋다 |
| CAN in Lithuanian: galėti |
CAN in Latvian: drīkstēt |
| CAN in Malay: dibenarkan |
CAN in Dutch: mogen |
| CAN in Norwegian: få lov til, kunne |
CAN in Polish: móc, mieć zezwolenie |
| CAN in Persian: اجازه داشتن |
CAN in Pashto: اجازه |
| CAN in Portuguese: poder |
CAN in Romanian: a putea |
| CAN in Russian: мочь |
CAN in Slovak: smieť |
| CAN in Slovenian: lahko |
CAN in Serbian: moći |
| CAN in Swedish: kan få, får |
CAN in Thai: ได้รับอนุญาต |
| CAN in Turkish: ...-ebilir |
CAN in Taiwanese: 可以 |
| CAN in Ukrainian: могти, мати право |
CAN in Urdu: اجازت لینا |
| CAN in Vietnamese: chỉ sự cho phép |
CAN in Chinese: 可以 |
Sense 4: used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc
What can he be doing all this time?
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| CAN in Afrikaans: kan |
CAN in Arabic: تُسْتَعْمَلُ في السؤال لل |
| CAN in Bulgarian: възможно ли е |
CAN in Brazilian: poder |
| CAN in Czech: moci |
CAN in German: können |
| CAN in Danish: gide vide |
CAN in Greek: μπορώ...(σε ερώτηση) |
| CAN in Spanish: poder |
CAN in Estonian: võima |
| CAN in Farsi: ممکن بودن |
CAN in Finnish: voida, olla (epäusko, yll |
| CAN in French: pouvoir |
CAN in Hebrew: יָכוֹל |
| CAN in Hindi: अचरज जताने के लिए प्रश्नो |
CAN in Croatian: moći |
| CAN in Hungarian: -hat, -het |
CAN in Indonesian: bisa |
| CAN in Icelandic: geta |
CAN in Italian: potere |
| CAN in Japanese: いったい～かしら |
CAN in Korean: (~을) 할 수 있겠는가? (놀라움 불신의 표 |
| CAN in Lithuanian: galėtų |
CAN in Latvian: varētu |
| CAN in Malay: boleh |
CAN in Dutch: videorecorder |
| CAN in Norwegian: mon tro, gadd vite |
CAN in Polish: móc |
| CAN in Persian: ممکن بودن |
CAN in Pashto: ممکن حتمن |
| CAN in Portuguese: poder |
CAN in Romanian: a putea |
| CAN in Russian: может |
CAN in Slovak: môcť |
| CAN in Slovenian: neki |
CAN in Serbian: uopšte |
| CAN in Swedish: kan |
CAN in Thai: ใช้ในประโยคคำถามแสดงความป |
| CAN in Turkish: ...-e bilmek |
CAN in Taiwanese: 究竟 (用於疑問句，表示驚訝、難以相信) |
| CAN in Ukrainian: виражає сумнів, невпевнен |
CAN in Urdu: حیرانگی ، غیر یقینی کیفیت |
| CAN in Vietnamese: sử dụng trong câu hỏi ám |
CAN in Chinese: （表示惊讶、不相信等）居然会，竟能 |
Sense 5: a metal container for liquids and many types of food
oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.
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| CAN in Afrikaans: blik, blikkie |
CAN in Arabic: عُلْبَه |
| CAN in Bulgarian: кен |
CAN in Brazilian: lata |
| CAN in Czech: plechovka, nádoba |
CAN in German: die Kanne, die Dose |
| CAN in Danish: kande; dåse |
CAN in Greek: κονσέρβα, κουτί |
| CAN in Spanish: lata, bote |
CAN in Estonian: kann, purk, kanister |
| CAN in Farsi: قوطی |
CAN in Finnish: tölkki |
| CAN in French: bidon, boîte de conserve |
CAN in Hebrew: פָּחִית |
| CAN in Hindi: कैन |
CAN in Croatian: limenka, konzerva |
| CAN in Hungarian: kanna |
CAN in Indonesian: kaleng |
| CAN in Icelandic: dós |
CAN in Italian: bidone; barattolo; lattin |
| CAN in Japanese: 缶 |
CAN in Korean: 깡통 |
| CAN in Lithuanian: skardinė |
CAN in Latvian: kanna; skārda trauks; kon |
| CAN in Malay: tin |
CAN in Dutch: blik |
| CAN in Norwegian: (hermetikk)boks; kanne |
CAN in Polish: puszka |
| CAN in Persian: قوطی |
CAN in Pashto: قطی |
| CAN in Portuguese: lata |
CAN in Romanian: cutie (de conserve/de răc |
| CAN in Russian: (консервная) банка |
CAN in Slovak: plechovica |
| CAN in Slovenian: konzerva, pločevinka |
CAN in Serbian: konzerva |
| CAN in Swedish: burk, kanna |
CAN in Thai: กระป๋อง |
| CAN in Turkish: teneke kutu |
CAN in Taiwanese: 鐵罐 |
| CAN in Ukrainian: бляшанка |
CAN in Urdu: ڈبہ ، کُپی ، کنستر |
| CAN in Vietnamese: cái hộp |
CAN in Chinese: 铁罐 |
Sense 6: to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it
a factory for canning raspberries.
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| CAN in Afrikaans: blik |
CAN in Arabic: يُعَلِّبُ |
| CAN in Bulgarian: консервирам |
CAN in Brazilian: enlatar |
| CAN in Czech: naložit |
CAN in German: eindosen |
| CAN in Danish: fylde i kande; komme på d |
CAN in Greek: κονσερβοποιώ |
| CAN in Spanish: enlatar |
CAN in Estonian: konservima |
| CAN in Farsi: کنسرو کردن |
CAN in Finnish: säilöä |
| CAN in French: mettre en conserve |
CAN in Hebrew: לְשַמֵר |
| CAN in Hindi: डिब्बा में बंद करना |
CAN in Croatian: konzervirati |
| CAN in Hungarian: konzervál |
CAN in Indonesian: mengalengkan |
| CAN in Icelandic: niðursjóða (á dósir eða k |
CAN in Italian: mettere in scatola*, insc |
| CAN in Japanese: 缶詰めにする |
CAN in Korean: 통조림으로 만들다 |
| CAN in Lithuanian: konservuoti |
CAN in Latvian: konservēt |
| CAN in Malay: mengetin |
CAN in Dutch: inblikken |
| CAN in Norwegian: hermetisere, konservere |
CAN in Polish: puszkować |
| CAN in Persian: کنسرو کردن |
CAN in Pashto: کنسرو کول |
| CAN in Portuguese: enlatar |
CAN in Romanian: a conserva |
| CAN in Russian: консервировать |
CAN in Slovak: dať do plechovice, konzer |
| CAN in Slovenian: konzervirati |
CAN in Serbian: konzervirati |
| CAN in Swedish: konservera, lägga in |
CAN in Thai: บรรจุกระป๋อง |
| CAN in Turkish: kutulamak, conserve yapma |
CAN in Taiwanese: 裝罐 |
| CAN in Ukrainian: консервувати |
CAN in Urdu: ڈبوں میں بند کرنا |
| CAN in Vietnamese: đóng hộp |
CAN in Chinese: 装罐 |
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