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verb/kæn/
/kæn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they can | /kæn/ /kæn/ |
| he / she / it cans | /kænz/ /kænz/ |
| past simple canned | /kænd/ /kænd/ |
| past participle canned | /kænd/ /kænd/ |
| -ing form canning | /ˈkænɪŋ/ /ˈkænɪŋ/ |
- can something to preserve food by putting it in a can
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- can somebody (North American English, informal) to dismiss somebody from their job
- Upon learning he was sick, the company canned him without explanation.
Word OriginOld English canne, related to Dutch kan and German Kanne; either of Germanic origin or from late Latin canna.
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