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can(2) (iou) and Councilman, William (medicine)


can(2) (iou)



can verb1. . No Other parts used. See also CON verb1

I. As full verb.
verb trans. Know; be acquainted with; have learned. OE-M19.
J. Foxe Unlearned men that can no letters. Jonson She could the Bible in the holy tongue.
verb intrans. Have knowledge, know of. arch. ME.
S. Rowlands I never was there (that I can of). Sir W. Scott Thou canst well of wood-craft.
II. As auxiliary verb (often ellipt. with verb understood or supplied from the context).
Know how to, have learned to. Now absorbed in sense 4. ME.
Spenser Well couth hee tune his pipe.
Have the power or capacity to; be able to. ME.
Bible (AV): Exodus 7:21 The Egyptians could not drinke of the water. Defoe I will do all I can with them. Oxford English Dictionary Such language can do no good to the cause. Day Lewis I can remember no pain, no perturbation, no sense of parting.
May possibly; be enabled by circumstances etc. to. ME.
Steele The best Sort of Companion that can be. Ld Macaulay Even if it could be believed that the court was sincere. Anthony Smith Other kinds of brain-dead patients could, or should, be regarded as potential donors.
b. Be allowed or given permission to; may. colloq. L19.
T. B. Reed Father says you can come.
In pa. form (could etc.). Feel inclined to, would like to. M17.
Addison I could wish our Royal Society would compile a Body of Natural History. J. P. Donleavy 'Take that ten shilling note, Mr Dangerfield, and get some eggs.' 'No, I couldn't.' 'Do. Please. I insist.'
Phrases: as far as I can see: see SEE verb. as far as one can tell: see TELL verb. can do colloq. it is possible, I am able or willing to do it. cannot for the life of me: see LIFE noun. cannot resist, could not resist: see RESIST verb 2. can skill: see SKILL noun. can you tie that: see TIE verb1. no can do colloq. it is not possible, I am not able or willing to do it. walk before one can run: see WALK verb1. who cannot want the thought?: see WANT verb. you can say that again: see SAY verb1. you can talk: see TALK verb. you can't lose: see LOSE verb. you can't take it with you: see TAKE verb. you can't talk: see TALK verb.

Councilman, William (medicine)


Councilman, William
<person> U.S. Pathologist, 1854-1933.

See: Councilman body, Councilman's lesion.