This shows grade level based on the word’s complexity. She can solve the problem easily, I’m can you eat the skin on beets. He can play chess, although he’s not particularly good at it. A dictator can impose his will on the people.

He can change whatever he wishes in the script. Can I speak to you for a moment? A coin can land on either side. WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS? Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up.

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift. We can but do our best. We cannot but protest against these injustices. May I address the court, Your Honor? WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH can1.

He’s been in the can for a week. When Is It OK to Cheat? 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

To save this word, you’ll need to log in. I’m not listening to anything at all—the relative quiet makes a long trip less stressful. He ate the whole can of beans. Societies with relatively young demographics would be making a mistake by ignoring this dilemma, kicking the can down the road and hoping for some future solution. The core issue was not kicking the can down the road to his successor. Even after kicking the can down the road for years, lawmakers admitted they are not done. Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Dec.

Commissioners said the monitoring program is just kicking the can of pending cases rather than clearing more cases stuck in the backlog. 50,000 but will launch you to 60 mph a half-second sooner than a ZR-1 can. John Phillips, Car and Driver, 31 Dec. But there’s a hitch for hard coffee: Espresso martinis and Red Bull cocktails are typically mixed by a bartender and served at restaurants, bars and clubs, not consumed at home by cracking open a can. Kate Bernot, Washington Post, 29 Dec. So make the holidays special for furry or feathery babies by giving them treats from the pet food store or veterinarian’s office, and keep them away from the kitchen counter and trash can.

Leticia Fanucchi, Discover Magazine, 29 Dec. Just days after Hylton-Brown’s death, a crowd rushed the doors of the 4th District police station and threw a trash can through the window. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 22 Dec. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word ‘can. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. We couldn’t put it off any longer. Can you use ‘can’ or must you use ‘may’?