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Word entry · 3 letters

can

Best crossword clue

"Able to"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /ˈkæn/Part of speech verb, nounSorted acnStarts with CEnds with N11 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Be able to; also a metal container

Word origin

From Middle English can, first and third person singular of connen, cunnen (“to be able, know how”), from Old English can(n), first and third person singular of cunnan (“to know how”), from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (whence also know). Doublet of con. See also: canny, cunning.

Used in a sentence

  • She can speak English, French, and German.
  • I can play football.
  • prouyng which eny clerk can or woel or mai make bi eny maner euydence of resoun or of Scripture, and namelich of resoun into the contrarie.

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Used as a crossword answer11 curated clues

01Able to3 letters
02Able to, informally3 letters
03Metal container for soup3 letters
04Metal food container3 letters
05Preserve in metal3 letters
06Soda container3 letters
07Soup container3 letters
08Soup holder3 letters

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