cannot
pronunciation
How to pronounce cannot in British English:
UK [ˈkænɒt]
How to pronounce cannot in American English:
US [ˈkænɑt]
Word Origin
- cannot (v.)
- c. 1400, from can (v.1) + not. Old English expressed the notion by ne cunnan.
Example
- 1. We cannot accept these new restrictions .
- 2. A judge cannot be witness in his own cause .
- 3. Russia 's education system cannot keep up .
- 4. But they cannot wait forever .
- 5. But they cannot overcome both .