noun 1. a round metal container for food or drink ○ He opened a can of lemonade. ○ Empty beer cans were all over the pavement. ○ Can you open a can of beans? (NOTE: British English also uses tin to mean a container of food, but not of drink.) 2. □ to carry the can for something to take responsibility or blame for something (informal.) ○ They all ran away and left me to carry the can. ■ modal verb 1. to be able to do something ○ He can swim well but he can’t ride a bike. ○ She can’t run as fast as I can. ○ Can you remember what the doctor told us to do? ○ I can’t bear to watch any longer. 2. to be allowed to do something ○ Children under 18 can’t drive cars. ○ He says we can go in. ○ The policeman says we can’t park here. 3. to ask politely ○ Can we come in, please? ○ Can you shut the door, please? (NOTE: The negative is cannot, usually can’t. The past tense is could, could not, usually couldn’t. Can and could are only used with other verbs, and are not followed by the word to.) ■ verb to put food in cans ○ The town has a factory where they can sardines. (NOTE: canning – canned)
v. - 1. булдыра алырга, хәлдә булырга; s. - 2. бидон, калай банка; it can't be true - булуы мөмкин түгел; they could have been delayed - ихтимал, аларны нәрсәдер тоткарлады; garbage can - чүп чиләге; canned food - консерв
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