Canst

//kænst// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
second-person singular simple present indicative of can archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
"Canst thou show me the way?"

Synonyms

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Example

"Let this little book be thy friend, if, owing to fortune or through thine own fault, thou canst not find a dearer companion."

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