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Can — US. [kæn], UK. [kæn]

 

Main meanings of the word ‘Can’:

  1. The ability or capacity to do something.
  2. A modal verb indicating permission or capability.
  3. A container or vessel.

 

10 simple sentences with ‘Can’:

  • I can swim.
  • Can you dance?
  • He can play guitar.
  • We can go now.
  • She can cook well.
  • Dogs can bark loudly.
  • He can fix it.
  • They can run fast.
  • She can speak French.
  • Can you help me?

 

The sentences with ‘Can’ from movies:

Yeah, I can see that. – The Fall Guy (2024)

If you can call it that. – The King’s Man (2021)

I can connect you with room service. – Grand Hotel (1932)

Can I shoot him in the leg? – Murder Mystery 2 (2023)

He can walk right under Eywa’s nose. – Avatar. The Way of Water (2022)

Yes, you can. – Birds of Prey (2020)

This time you can count on me. – True Lies (1994)

How can I help you? – You Hurt My Feelings (2023)

Can we recover from this? – John Wick (2014)

I know when I can smell a pig. – Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

Can I freshen that there for you, Sheriff? – No Country For Old Men (2007)

I can smell your breath. – Kung Fu Panda (2008)

Boy, I can cut you down to size. – Mob Land (2023)

Superman, Superman, can we ask you some questions? – Justice League (2017)

You can play. – A League of Their Own (1992)

Can we chance moving him? – Jurassic Park (1993)

I can find her. – Damsel (2024)

Can I ask what happened? – V For Vendetta (2005)

Can you prove that you’re 21? – Raging Bull (1980)

Isn’t there someone else you can annoy? – Ice Age (2002)

I can help you save the crew. – The Meg (2018)

Can I get some coffee? – The Usual Suspects (1995)

Can you get her? – The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

How can he lose? – Yellow Submarine (1968)

You can leave in a taxi. – Duck Soup (1933)

Can you zip me up? – Palm Springs (2020)

Can I get you a drink? – Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

You can burn the place down. – Road House (2024)

We can take care of it. – Jurassic World Dominion (2022)

Have to choose the ones you can win. – To Catch a Killer (2023)

Can we just? – Oceans Twelve (2004)

Put the phone closer so I can hear. – Taken (2008)

What can I do? – Past Lives (2023)

I can taste it. – Dolittle (2020)

Things can be the way they were. – Millers Crossing (1990)

Afterward, we can change it? – The Namesake (2006)

Pain can be controlled. – The Terminator (1984)

How can I mean, she’s insane. – Girl, Interrupted (1999)

A mystery that perhaps you can solve. – Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

I can be honest about that. – The Burial (2023)

I can give you the background. – JFK (1991)

You can play for me next year. – Remember the Titans (2000)

You can rely on me, sir. – A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Can you prove it isn’t? – Citizen Kane (1941)

Can I say something? – Alien (1979)

I can get it. – Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

You can try. – The Lion in Winter (1968)

Can I call you Soo? – Yes Man (2008)

Now can you put that in the middle? – The Hunger Games (2012)

Can you have a fever? – The Creator (2023)

Can I have a go, Harry? – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Can I go home now? – Saw (2004)

Can you do that for me? – Gravity (2013)

Can we stop now? – Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

Can we go with you? – To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

I don’t think I can do that. – Plane (2023)

Can you see them? – Civil War (2024)

You can be a witness. – Michael Clayton (2007)

Well, I can tell you this. – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

Can I tell you something? – Final Destination (2000)

Can I make you a cup of coffee? – Land (2021)

Checkin’ out my can? – Minions (2015)

I need people I can trust. – 21 Jump Street (2012)

And you can call me any time, okay? – Ted (2012)

Can you do a backflip? – Lassie (1994)

Maybe you can explain it to me. – The Gentlemen (2020)

I can hardly wait. – The African Queen (1951)

That’s something we can track. – Cars 2 (2011)

Can you wipe out that much red? – The Avengers (2012)