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You're listening to Joanna
She has an American accent.
NGSL Rank: 37
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Meanings
verb
- be able to.E.g. they can run fast
- be permitted to.E.g. you can use the phone if you want to
- used to request someone to do something.E.g. can you open the window?
noun
- a cylindrical metal container.E.g. a petrol can
- prison.E.g. our friends will get a year or two in the can
- the toilet.E.g. she walks in and has to use the can
- headphones.
- a woman's breasts.
verb
- preserve (food) in a can.E.g. sardines and anchovies are worth the extra money if canned in olive oil
- dismiss from a job.E.g. he was canned because of a tiff over promotion
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Meanings
abbreviation
- Canada or Canadian.
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