[kan], (Verb)

Definitions:
- 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?)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English cunnan ‘know’ (in Middle English ‘know how to’), related to Dutch kunnen and German können; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin gnoscere ‘know’ and Greek gignōskein ‘know’

[kan], (Noun)

Definitions:
- 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


Phrases:
- a can of worms
- can it
- in the can

Origin:
Old English canne, related to Dutch kan and German Kanne; either of Germanic origin or from late Latin canna

[kan], (Verb)

Definitions:
- 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)


Phrases:
- a can of worms
- can it
- in the can

Origin:
Old English canne, related to Dutch kan and German Kanne; either of Germanic origin or from late Latin canna