CANNOT


Meaning of CANNOT in English

modal verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

cannot be faulted

The judge cannot be faulted on his decision.

cannot be overemphasized (= used to say that something is very important )

The importance of adequate preparation cannot be overemphasized .

cannot be overstated (= is very important )

The importance of a child’s early years cannot be overstated .

cannot resist (doing) sth

I couldn't resist teasing him.

sth cannot be overestimated ( also sth can hardly be overestimated ) (= used to emphasize that something is very important )

His influence on rock music cannot be overestimated.

The importance of good medical care can hardly be overestimated.

words cannot express sth (= it is impossible to describe something )

Words can’t express how much I miss her.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Ye cannot serve God and Mammon

cannot for the life of me

cannot put a name to sth

cannot/could not bring yourself to do sth

But I just couldn't bring myself to do it.

He had died somewhere on the way to his next case, and Quinn could not bring himself to feel sorry.

I debated with myself but in the end, I could not bring myself to pack up and leave.

Rain could not bring herself to put this to the test.

She could not bring herself to fall down the house stairs.

The New-York Historical Society couldn't bring itself to do that.

The teakettle made a brisk whistling sound, but John Wade could not bring himself to move.

This little subterfuge the guard put into motion somehow he could not bring himself to do it.

it cannot be otherwise/how can it be otherwise?

sb cannot but do sth

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Many people cannot find affordable housing.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

And to know these, the artist cannot force his own intentions upon nature.

Excellence in defense management will not and cannot emerge by legislation or directive.

How they will look when that has been done cannot now be foreseen, but they will look different.

Passive-aggressive people cannot openly express angry emotions and deny feelings of resentment and anger.

Some observers can see it with the naked eye under ideal conditions, though I certainly cannot .

Sound waves can go where light cannot .

Trim fingernails if the resident cannot .

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