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canst

canst

See also: can'st

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canst

  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form 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!

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