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can't

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
can't/kɑːnt/

▶contraction cannot.

'can't' also found in these Oxford entries:

apostrophe - arse - bear - begin - can - can't - do - enclitic - Greek - hardly - -n't - stick - talk - tmesis - waltz

Forum discussions with the word(s) "can't" in the title:

'can' vs. 'can't' in questions expressing disbelief
'can't help doing' vs. 'can't but do'?
'I, too, can't ...' /'I can't ... either'
'must not/ can't' be home
'redundant' negative (let's see if we can't sort this one out)
'Which I can't ...' vs 'But I can't ... '
“You can’t just leave it to meetings and telephone calls, because the base is so broad,”
"a little ways" can't be formally acceptable, can it?
"After it's sent to the clients, it can't be withdrawn"
"can't be put apart" vs."can't get them put apart"
"Can't get ahold of" and "Can't get a hold of"
"Can't help staring at you"
"can't seem to be able to" is redundant?
"can't stand to do" VS" can't stand doing"
"can't" for drawing conclusion about past
"Can't" in AE
"Don't think I can't feel like there's something wrong..."
"Full stop, can't say no more"
"He can't afford to lose the house "
"I can do this" vs "I can't do this" [Pronunciation]
"I can't afford the studying"
"I can't believe it would snow"
"I can't handle ..." & "I can't bear ..."
"I can't handle/stand the smell of bread"
"I can't spell today." what does this mean?
"I can't...okay, I'll do it."
"If you can't tell what's shooting at you, it's an .88."
"mustn't" and "can't be"
"Resemble" can't be used in progressive form?
"She can't have gone too far"
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