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can't stand

can't stand verb: cannot put up with.

Verb

can't stand (third-person singular simple present can't stand, no present participle, simple past couldn't stand, no past participle)

  1. (idiomatic, no-past-participle, no-present-participle) cannot put up with
    • I can’t stand people who smoke in public places.

Forms of can't stand

third-person singular presentcan't stand
pastcouldn't stand

Words formed from can't stand

Questions about can't stand

What does can't stand mean?
Can't stand means cannot put up with.
What part of speech is can't stand?
Can't stand is a verb.
What is the past tense of can't stand?
The past tense of can't stand is couldn't stand.

Words near can't stand in the dictionary

  1. can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em
  2. can't live with them and can't live without them
  3. can't live with them, can't live without them
  4. can't park there, mate
  5. can't seem
  6. can't stand
  7. can't stand the sight of
  8. can't wait
  9. can't've
  10. can'tcha
  11. can've

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