earlier tense could /kəd/ /ˈkʊd/ present tense for equally singular and plural can damaging simply cannot /ˈkænɑt/ /kəˈnɑːt/ Brit /ˈkænət/ or can't /ˈkænt/ Brit /ˈkɑːnt/ Britannica Dictionary definition of CAN [modal verb] one  : to have the ability to (do something) I do not need any enable. I canWise Vocabulary: similar terms a