canst

See also: can'st

English

Alternative forms

• can'st (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kænst/

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Verb

canst

1. (deprecated template usage) (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of can

   Canst thou show me the way?

   • 1849, Matthew Arnold, In Harmony with Nature

     Man must begin, know this, where Nature ends;

     Nature and man can never be fast friends.

     Fool, if thou canst not pass her, rest her slave!

Anagrams

• cants, casn't, scant