CANNOT

Etymology

Verb

cannot

Can not (be unable to).

Be forbidden or not permitted to

Usage notes

Both the one-word form cannot and the two-word form can not are acceptable, but cannot is more common (in the Oxford English Corpus, three times as common). The two-word form is better only in a construction in which not is part of a set phrase, such as 'not only... but (also)': Paul can not only sing well, but also paint brilliantly.

Synonyms

• can't

Noun

cannot (plural cannots)

Something that cannot be done.

Anagrams

• Canton, Conant, Nacton, canton, noncat

Source: Wiktionary


Can"not. Etym: [Can to be able _ -not.]

Definition: Am, is, or are, not able; -- written either as one word or two.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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