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61 side
aspect, face, facet, p, page, point, side* * *(en -r) side ( fx of bacon; of the body; of a ship, of a house);(mil.) flank;( af bjerg) side, face;( i bog) page;( af en sag) aspect, side ( fx look at all sides of the problem (, question));( parti) side ( fx whose side are you on? he is on our side);( karakteristisk træk) point;[ en sag har altid to sider] there are two sides to every question;[ vælge side] take sides;[ med præp:][ den juridiske side af sagen] the legal aspect of the matter;[ fra alle sider] from all sides, from every side,F from all quarters;(mil.) attack in the flank;[ fra ansvarlig side] from responsible quarters;[ vi må se sagen fra begge sider] we must see both sides of the question;[ jeg kender ham ikke fra den side] I have not seen that side of him; I do not know that side of his character;[ vise sig fra sin bedste side] show oneself in the most favourable light,( om opførsel) be on one's best behaviour;[ bestræbelser fra hans side] endeavours on his part;[ se det fra den humoristiske side] see the funny side of it;[ fra hvilken side man end ser sagen] whichever way you look at it;[ set fra den side] seen from that side,(fig) looked on in that light;[ se alt fra den lyse side] look on the bright side of everything;[ med hænderne i siden] arms akimbo;[ side om side] side by side ( med with);[ på side 5] on page 5;( også) overleaf ( fx continued overleaf);[ på den anden side] on the other side,(fig) on the other hand;[ men på den anden side er det ikke svært at] but then (el. then again) it is not difficult to;(hand);[ én på siden af hovedet] a box on the ear;fx of forty; get on the wrong side of him; keep on the right side of him (, of the law));[ komme op på siden af] catch up with;(fig) it can't compare with (el. to), it can't touch;[ jeg på min side ønsker ikke at] speaking for myself, I don't want to;F for my part, I don't want to;[ til side] aside;[ hun så ikke til den side hvor han var] she did not so much as look at him; she ignored him completely;[ til alle sider] in all directions ( fx scattered in all directions),(dvs på alle sider) on all sides ( fx surrounded on all sides by trees);[ ved siden af] by the side of, beside;( foruden) besides ( fx he has a bookshop besides being a teacher);( i sammenligning med) in comparison with, compared with (el. to) ( fxhe is nothing compared to you);( som bibeskæftigelse) on the side ( fx he had a night job on the side);[ ved siden af mig] beside me, at (el. by) my side; next to me;[ det er helt ved siden af] it is completely beside the point,(dvs forkert) it is wide of the mark ( fx the description is not wide of the mark);[ inde ved siden af] next door,( i værelset ved siden af) in the next room;[ lige ved siden af] quite near, next door (to);[ værelset ved siden af] the next room;(fig) stand by somebody. -
62 sikkerhed
certainty, guarantee, protection, safeness, safety, safeguard, security, sureness* * *(en) safety,( især med henblik på fremtiden) security ( mod from, against);(mht spionage, forsvar) security;( tryghed) security;( vished) certainty;( selvtillid) confidence, assurance;( dygtighed) skill; proficiency ( fx in English);( garanti) security ( fx for a loan),F collateral ( fx use one's house as (a) collateral for a loan);[ for en sikkerheds skyld] for safety's sake;[ få sikkerhed (dvs vished) for at] get proof that;[ bringe i sikkerhed] carry (, føre: lead) to safety, remove to a safe place (el. out of harm's way);[ et lån med sikkerhed i hans ejendom] a loan secured on his property;[ jeg kan ikke sige det med sikkerhed] I cannot say with certainty (el. for certain);[ stille sikkerhed] provide (el. give) security. -
63 ske
come about, come what may, happen, occur, take place, spoon* * *I. (en -er) spoon;( stor, med langt skaft) ladle;[ give ham det ind med skeer] din it into his head, spoon-feed him;[ han er ikke nem at bide skeer med] he is a handful;( ændre metode) take another line,(dvs forbedre sig) turn over a new leaf.II. *( indtræffe) happen ( fx has anything happened? a strange thing happened),F occur ( fx an unfortunate incident occurred; it has never occurred before),( foregå også) take place ( fx these events took place many years ago);( opstå) come about ( fx a change has come about (, taken place); how did the accident (, the misunderstanding) come about?), be ( fx there has been an accident (, a change in the plans, an improvement));( overgå) happen to ( fx what has happened to him? something dreadful has happened to me);( udføres) be done ( fx it shall be done!), be made ( fx a mistake was made);[ sket er sket] what is done cannot be undone;[ ske din vilje!] Thy will be done![ det sker at han kommer for sent] he is sometimes late;[ det kan ske for enhver] that can happen to anybody;[ det kan godt ske du har ret] you may be right;[ lad det ske lidt hurtigt] be quick about it,T get a move on, make it snappy;[ det er hvad der kan ske] these things will happen; worse things happen at sea;[ hvad er der sket med...?] what has happened to ( fx him, his car?);T he has had it; it is all up with him;[ der er sket en forandring med ham] he has changed;[ der er sket ham uret] he has been wronged;[ ske hvad der vil] come what may. -
64 skov
forest, wood* * *(en -e)( stor, oprindelig) forest ( fx large areas were covered with forest; Sherwood Forest),(fig) forest ( fx a forest of masts);[ skoven]( ofte =) the woods ( fx a walk in the woods; the woods are lovely in autumn);[ han kan ikke se skoven for bare træer] he cannot see the wood for the trees;[ tage i skoven] go out into (el. go to) the woods;( ofte =) go for (el. on) a picnic;(fig) wide of the mark. -
65 slut
I. sb end;[ nu må det være slut] this cannot go on, this has got to stop;[ det er slut med krigen] the war is at an end.II. adj( forbi) over,( afsluttet) at an end,( gjort færdig) finished ( fx the war was over but not finished);[ nu må det være slut], se I. slut. -
66 spøg
* * *(en) joke,F jest,( spøgefuldhed) pleasantry;( i handling) (practical) joke;[ for spøg] for a joke, for (el. in) fun,F in jest ( fx there is many a true word spoken in jest);[ han forstår ikke spøg] he cannot take a joke,(dvs er ikke til at spøge med) he is not to be taken lightly,F he is not to be trifled with;[ det her er ikke spøg] this is no laughing matter,(dvs ikke længere) this is getting beyond a joke;[ det er ingen spøg at være fange] it is no joke to be (el. being) a prisoner;[ det var kun min spøg] I was only joking (, T: kidding);(se også slå (hen), (til) side). -
67 tage
accept, charge, get, have, seize, take, take up* * *vb (tog, taget) take ( fx a book from the shelf, a fort, prisoners, medicine, a bath, a taxi, a photograph, a holiday, one's own life, things coolly, people as they are);( høre i radio) get ( fx can you get England on your radio?); pick up (fx a foreign station);( fange) catch, pick up,T nab ( fx he was nabbed for speeding);( arrestere) arrest, seize;( udholde) stand ( fx I can't stand him; he stood it very well);( kunne rumme) hold;( i betaling) take, charge;( behandle) take, deal with, handle;( snyde) take in, do, have;( berøre) graze ( fx his front wheel grazed the kerb), just touch,(mar) take;( rejse, begive sig) go ( fx go to England, go round the world);( om tid) take ( fx it takes time; it took (us) two days),( lægge beslag på, F) occupy ( fx it occupied much of his time);( springe over) take, clear ( fx a hurdle);T do ( fx you can do a lot of other subjects);( stjæle) take, steal,T pinch;(fjerne ved operation etc) remove ( fx adenoids, tonsils);T I'm going to have my tonsils out;[ jeg kan ikke tage at han] I get sick of seeing (, hearing) him -ing,( stærkere) I can't stand him -ing;[ tage det] take it (, take things) ( fx easy, lightly, personally, seriously, with a smile);[ han tog det pænt] he took it very well; he was very nice about it;[ han tog det tungt] he took it hard;(se også falde, II. nøje);[ det er som man tager det] it is a matter of opinion, it all depends;[ tag og hjælp mig!] lend me a hand, will you?[ tag og ring på klokken!] ring the bell, will you?[ tage selv](ved bordet etc) help oneself;[ med præp & adv:][ tage `af]( formindskes) decrease ( med by), lessen,F diminish,( blive kortere) grow shorter;( om kulde) relax,T ease off;( om lyd) grow fainter,( om lys) fade,(se også aftage);( i vægt) lose weight;( i kortspil) cut;( i strikning) slip;( med objekt: fjerne) remove,( om tøj) take off, pull off,( hurtigt) slip off,F doff;[ der er nok at tage af] there is enough (, plenty);(dvs fratrækkes) it it taken out of one's pay (el. wages);[ tage af for]( give læ for) (provide) shelter from, protect from;[ tage af for faldet] break somebody's fall;(se også stød);[ tage bort](= rejse) go away;[ tage noget bort] take something away, remove something;[` tage efter]( med hånden) reach for,( famle efter) grope for;[ tage fat i (, på)], se fat;[ jeg tog ham for hans broder] I took him for his brother;[tage £10 for det] take (el. charge) £10 for it;[han tog mig for £10] he did (el. tricked, cheated) me out of £10;[ tage for sig]( med hånden) put out one's hand;[ tage for sig af retterne] help oneself, do justice to the food;[ tage noget fra en] take something (away) from somebody;[ tage fra hinanden] take to pieces ( fx take a machine to pieces);[ tage frem] bring (el. take) out, produce;[ tage fri], se I. fri;[ tage i døren] try the door;[ tage en i armen (, hånden)] take somebody by the arm (, hand); take (hold of) somebody's arm (, hand),(se også nakke);(fig, ironisk) there is not much to choose between you;[ tage sine ord i sig igen] take back what one has said, withdraw (one's remarks),F retract,T eat one's words;[ tage igennem]( gennemgå) go through;[ tage imod]( få overgivet) receive,( modtage gæster) receive,( hente ved ankomst) meet,( sige ja til) accept,( finde sig i) stand for ( fx I won't stand for his rudeness), put up with,( gribe) catch;( uden objekt: være hjemme) be at home;[ ministeren tager ikke imod] the Minister is not available (el. cannot receive callers);[ tage godt imod en] give somebody a good reception;[ tage imod fornuft] listen to reason;[ tage imod ordrer fra en] take orders from somebody;[ tage imod en på banegården] meet somebody at the station;[ stoffet tager ikke imod snavs] the material does not attract (el. hold) dirt;[ tage ind] take in,(mar) take in ( fx water), ship ( fx a sea);( i strikning) decrease;[ tage kjolen ind i livet] take in the dress at the waist;[ tage ind på et hotel] put up at a hotel,(am) register at a hotel;[ tage ind til London] go up to London;( medbringe) bring somebody (, something) (along),( bortfjerne, tage med sig) take somebody (, something) (with one)( fx remember to take your bathing things), take somebody (,something) away (el. off),( ikke forbigå) include somebody (, something);[ tager du med?] are you coming (too)?[ tage med bus(sen) (, sporvogn(en), tog(et))] go by bus (, tram, train), take the bus (, tram, train);[ jeg tager med toget] I'm going by train;[jeg tager med toget 8.15] I'm going on the 8.15;[ det må man tage ` med] you've just got to accept it; it's all in the day's work;(dvs det er der ikke noget at gøre ved) that's just one of those things;[ han tager det ikke så strengt (el. nøje) med det] he is not particular about that;[ tage børnene med i Zoologisk Have] take the children to the Zoo;[ tage noget med i sin beregning] allow for something, take something into account;[ han tog med på turen] he went on the trip;[ tage med skibet til Hull] take the ship to (, for) Hull;[ tage noget `om]( gentage) repeat something, do something over again;[ tage en eksamen om] retake (, skriftlig: resit) an examination;( i film) retake the scene;[ tage et sjal om skuldrene] take (el. throw) a shawl round one's shoulders;[ tage op]( samle op) pick up ( fx a stone; a passenger),(af lomme etc) take out,(kartofler etc af jorden) lift (el. dig (up)),( noget syet) unpick,( noget strikket) unravel,( et emne) take up;( om elev) test,F examine;[ tage noget op af] take something out of ( fx one's pocket, a drawer);[ tage op af kapitalen] break into one's capital;[ tage op igen], se genoptage;[ tage noget ilde op] resent something;[ han kan tage det op med dig] he is a match for you;[ tage spørgsmålet op med ham] raise the question with him;[ tage op til behandling] take up for treatment (el. consideration);[ tage op til overvejelse] consider,(se også overvejelse);[ tage op til undersøgelse], se undersøge;(dvs overtage ledelsen) take over ( efter from);[ tage over Berlin] go via Berlin;[ tage over Kanalen] cross the Channel;[ tage over til Jylland] go (over) to Jutland;[ tage `på]( om tøj, mine, vægt) put on ( fx one's clothes, hat, shoes; a grave face; he has put on two pounds),( om tøj også) pull on,( hurtigt) slip on,F don;( uden objekt: tage på i vægt) put on weight;[` tage på]( føle på) touch, finger,( stærkere) handle,(neds: befamle) paw (about) ( fx she disliked being pawed (about) by the boys), fondle ( fx he fondled her breasts);( behandle, fx en sag) handle;( trætte) take it out of,( svække) tell on ( fx the strain told on him a good deal);[ tage på bånd], se optage;[ tage på sig], se påtage;[ det tager på kræfterne] it is very exhausting, it takes it out of one;[ tage hårdt på] handle roughly,( anstrenge) be hard on ( fx the eyes),( trætte) take a lot out of,(om sygdom etc) tell severely on;( være vanskeligt for) go hard with him ( fx it goes hard with him to be alone);( forøges) increase;(se også tiltage);[ tage til](dvs rejse til) go to ( fx go to England);[ tage til huen] touch one's cap;[ tage hende til hustru] marry her, take her to wife;(se også I. fange, forbillede, ord);[ tage et barn til sig] take a child into one's home;( adoptere) adopt a child;[ tage hånden til sig] withdraw one's hand;(se også I. mod, næring);[ tage tilbage]( om noget man har udtalt) take back, withdraw ( fx an accusation, a confession),F retract;( vare man har solgt) take back,( ved afbetalingskøb, når afdragene ikke betales) repossess;( uden objekt: rejse tilbage) go back, return;[ tage ud] take out,( barn af skole) take out,(mere F) remove,( udvælge) pick out,F select,( i strikning) increase,(dvs af bordet) clear away;[ tage ud af] take out of ( fx take some cups out of the cupboard; take some money out of one's account);[ tage penge ud af banken] draw money out of the bank, withdraw money from the bank;[ tage ud af bordet] clear the table, clear away;[ tage ham ud af skolen] take him out of the school,(mere F) withdraw (el. remove) him from the school;[ tage ud at sejle], se sejle;[ tage ud på en rejse], se I. rejse;[ tage ved]( hjælpe) lend a hand;[ fanden tog ved ham] he ran like hell;[ med sig:][ tage sig][ tage sig et bad (, en ferie etc)] take a bath (, a holiday, etc);[ tage sig af] look after, take care of ( fx the children, thearrangements), see to ( fx the guests, the dinner),F attend to;( få styr på) take ( fx the boys, the plans) in hand;( ordne) deal with ( fx noisy children, complaints; I'll deal with him!);[ tage sig af dage], se dag;[ ikke tage sig af] take no notice of, pay no attention to,T not mind ( fx don't mind him; never mind what he says), notbother (el. care) about ( fx what other people think);( ikke være bekymret) not worry about;( forsømme) neglect ( fx she neglected her children);[ tage sig noget for] do something;[ tage sig for at gøre det] set oneself to do it;[ tage sig fri] take a day (, an evening etc) off;[ tage sig i det] check oneself, think better of it;[ det tager jeg mig let] I don't let that worry me;[ tage sig det nær] take it to heart;[ tage sig sammen] pull oneself together;[ han har ikke noget at tage sig til] he has nothing to do, he does not know what to do with himself;[ tage sig godt ud] look well, make a good appearance,( om ting) look well, appear (el. show up) to advantage;[ således tager det sig ud for ham] that's how he sees it;[ tage sig ud som] look like. -
68 tanke
fuel, opinion, thought* * *I. (en -r) thought;( forestilling, indfald) idea;( hensigt) intention, idea;[ det var ikke min tanke at gøre det] I did not mean (el. intend) to do it, I had no intention of doing it;[ med vb:][ falde i tanker], se ndf;[ gøre sig tanker om], se ndf;[ kødet har en tanke] the meat has gone off (el. is a bit off), the meat is high;[ have tanke for, have tanker om], se ndf;[ komme i tanker om] etc, se ndf;[ læse éns tanker] read somebody's thoughts (el. mind);[ optage éns tanker] occupy somebody's thoughts (el. mind);[ jeg skænkede det ikke en tanke] I did not give it a thought;[ vække tanken om], se ndf;[ med præp:][ han har ikke tanke for andet] he cannot think of anything else;[ jeg havde overhovedet ikke tanke for det] I never gave it a thought;[ i tanken, i tankerne] in one's thoughts, mentally;[ i tanke, ord og handling] in thought, word and deed;[ i den tanke at] thinking that ( fx thinking that it might be useful, he put it in his pocket);[ i dybe tanker] deep in (el. absorbed in) thought;[ gå i sine egne tanker] be lost in thought;[ være en stor mand i sine egne tanker] be a great man in one's own opinion;[ falde i tanker] become lost in thought;[ jeg gjorde det i tanker] I did it in a fit of absence of mind;[ have en i tankerne] have somebody in mind;[ hvad er tanken med det?] what is the idea of it? what is intended by it?[ med tanke på] with a view (el. an eye) to;( i forventning om) in expectation of;[ tanken om] the thought of ( fx death);[ alene tanken om det] the mere idea (el. thought) of it;...?[ jeg gør mig (el. har) mine egne tanker om det] I have my own ideas about that;[ have store tanker om sig selv] have a sense of one's own importance;[ komme i tanke om] remember (about), (come to) think of;[ han kom i tanke om at] it struck him (el. occurred to him) that;[ jeg kan ikke komme i tanker om] I can't think (of) ( fx I can't think of the name; I can't think what his name is);[ vække tanken om] suggest,F be suggestive of;[ bringe en på andre tanker] make somebody change his mind,T change somebody's mind for him;[ hvordan kommer du på den tanke?] where have you got that idea from?[ komme på andre tanker] change one's mind;[ komme på bedre tanker] think better of it;[ jeg kom på den tanke at] it struck (el. occurred to) me that;[ det blev ved tanken] it was never realized; it never came off; nothing came of it;[ ved tanken om] at the thought of.II. vb,[ tanke op] fill up (with petrol etc), refuel. -
69 tjene
earn, make, profit, realize, serve* * ** serve;( indtjene) earn, make;( have fortjeneste) make a profit (på on);[ med sb:][ tjene en formue] make a fortune;[ tjene et formål] serve a purpose;[ tjene Gud] serve God;[ tjene to herrer] serve two masters;[ tjene penge] make money (på on, by);[ tjenende ånd], se ånd;(se også brød);[ med præp & adv:][ tjene godt] have a good income; make a good profit;T make plenty of money, make a packet;[ tjene hos en] be in somebody's service;[ vi kan ikke tjene Dem i denne sag] we cannot oblige you in this matter;[ tjen mig i at] do me the favour of -ing;[ tjene et tab ind] recover a loss;(se også indtjene);[ hvormed kan jeg tjene Dem?] what can I do for you?[ ham vil du være tjent med] you won't regret having him;[ det kan jeg ikke være tjent med] that is not good enough;[ vi kan ikke være tjent med at] it is not in our interests to (, that);[ tjene sig op] work one's way up;[ tjene sig op fra menig soldat] rise from the ranks;[tjene £500 på en forretning] make £500 over (el. by) a transaction;[ tjene som (el. til)] serve as (el. for);[ det vil tjene til at belyse sagen] it will serve to illustrate the matter;[ det tjener ham til undskyldning] it is some excuse for him;[ det må tjene til min undskyldning at jeg ikke vidste det] my excuse must be that I did not know;[ det tjener ham til ære (el. ros)] it is (, F: redounds) to his credit;[ det tjener ham ikke til ære] it reflects no credit on him;[ tage ud at tjene] go into service. -
70 tone
dye, tint, tone* * *I. (en -r)( lyd) sound, tone;(mus.) tone,( den enkelte) note,( tonehøjde) pitch;( farvetone) tone, tint;( tonefald) tone (of voice);( intonation) intonation;( tryk) stress, emphasis;( omgangstone) tone, manners pl;[ angive tonen] give the pitch,(fig) set the tone, lead,( i mode) set (el. lead) the fashion;[ anslå en tone] strike a note;(fig) strike a ( fx hopeful, false, wrong) note,placatory (, amicable) tone with them);[ det er ikke god tone] it is not good form, it is not done;[ han har ikke en tone i livet] he cannot sing a note,T he can't sing for nuts;(fig) strike (el. hit) the right note;[ rose (el. prise) en i høje toner] praise somebody to the skies, be loud in somebody's praise, sing somebody's praises;[ slå en tone an], se ovf: anslå en tone;(fig) change one's tune;[ stemme tonen ned], se II. stemme;[ til tonerne af] to the strains of.II. vb( klinge) sound;( med farve; fot) tone;( hår) tint, rinse;[ tone flag] show one's colours;(fig) come into the open;[ tone frem] appear,( især truende) loom (up);(T: ankomme) turn up, roll up. -
71 trives
flourish, thrive* * *vb( fx children do not prosper when treated as adults);( have det godt) be doing fine ( fx the children are doing fine);( befinde sig vel) be happy ( fx he is not happy here);( blive trivelig) put on flesh;( findes) exist ( fx the two creeds cannot exist side by side); survive. -
72 tør
arid, dry, stale* * *I. præs af turde.II. adj dry ( fx air, climate, weather, clothes; style, lecture, humour, facts);(mods sød) dry ( fx sherry);( ikke iblandet vand) neat,(am) straight ( fx whisky);[tørt adv] dryly, drily;(T: uerfaren) he is still wet (el. not dry) behind the ears;[ tørt brød](uden smør etc) dry bread,( gammelt) stale bread;[ give et barn tørt på] change a baby's nappie (, am: diaper);(fig) give somebody a dressing-down;[ være tør i halsen] have a dry throat,( være tørstig) feel like a drink, be thirsty;[ han kan ikke ligge tør] he cannot sleep without wetting the bed;[ løbe tør] run dry;[ løbe tør for] run out of;[ have sit på det tørre] have nothing to worry about; be all right;[ det kom på et tørt sted] it was very welcome; it was a godsend;[ tørre tal] dry figures;( sikre) hard figures ( fx he substantiated his assertion with hard figures);(se også tåre). -
73 udtrykke
couch, express, phrase, put* * **( om person: give udtryk for) express,F voice ( fx one's dissatisfaction);(mht ordvalg) put ( fx I don't know how to put it; let me put it this way),( formulere) phrase ( fx phrase it in simple language);( bibringe forestilling om) express ( fx words cannot express my surprise),F convey ( fx words that convey nothing);( udvise, om blik etc) show ( fx surprise), express,F be expressive of ( fx a gesture expressive of impatience);[ udtrykke sig] express oneself,( om formulering) put it ( fx I don't know how to put it);[ udtrykke sig tydeligt] make oneself clear;(se også udtrykt). -
74 uforklarlig
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75 uforstående
adj( ikke velvilligt indstillet) unsympathetic ( over for towards);( som ikke forstår) uncomprehending;[ se uforstående ud] look blank;[ han står uforstående over for det] he is unable to understand it, he cannot account for it; he is at a (complete) loss about it. -
76 usagt
adj unsaid;[ det skal jeg lade være usagt] I cannot say. -
77 usket
adj not having occurred;[ sket kan ikke gøres usket] what is done cannot be undone. -
78 uvilkårlig
adj involuntary ( fx movement, reaction), instinctive ( fxreaction), automatic;[uvilkårligt adv] involuntarily, instinctively, automatically;[ man må uvilkårligt smile] one cannot help smiling. -
79 visibel
adj:[ jeg er ikke visibel] I cannot see anyone, I am not at home;( ikke påklædt) I am not presentable. -
80 ødsle
vb be extravagant, be wasteful;[ ødsle bort] waste, squander,F dissipate;[ ødsle med](dvs lade gå til spilde) waste ( fx we cannot afford to waste oil);[ ødsle noget på en] lavish something on somebody.
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cannot — can|not [ kæ,nat, kə nat ] modal verb *** the negative form of CAN. The less formal way of saying and writing this is can t: Please don t tell me what I can and cannot do! What if the parties cannot agree? You cannot escape the law. cannot (help) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cannot */*/*/ — UK [ˈkænɒt] / US [ˈkæˌnɑt] / US [kəˈnɑt] modal verb the negative form of can. The less formal way of saying and writing this is can t Please don t tell me what I can and cannot do! What if the parties cannot agree? You cannot escape the law. •… … English dictionary
cannot — /kan ot, ka not , keuh /, v. 1. a form of can not. 2. cannot but, have no alternative but to: We cannot but choose otherwise. [1350 1400; ME] Usage. CANNOT is sometimes also spelled CAN NOT. The one word spelling is by far the more common:… … Universalium
cannot — can|not [ˈkænət, nɔt US na:t] modal v 1.) a negative form of can ▪ Mrs Armstrong regrets that she cannot accept your kind invitation. 2.) cannot but formal used to say that you feel you have to do something ▪ One cannot but admire her… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cannot — This term should be spelled as one word (cannot) unless you wish to emphasize not. Such usage is rare, but it is permissible in a statement such as I can hear you, but I can not understand you. Use of can t for cannot is sanctioned by widespread… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
cannot — contraction can not. Usage Both the one word form cannot and the two word form can not are acceptable, but cannot is far more common. Reserve the two word form for constructions in which not is part of a set phrase, such as ‘not only … but… … English new terms dictionary
