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can you not

can you not phrase: used to politely or indirectly ask someone to stop doing something, conveying a hint of frustration or annoyance depending on the context.

Phrase

can you not?

  1. (informal, slang) Used to politely or indirectly ask someone to stop doing something, conveying a hint of frustration or annoyance depending on the context.

Questions about can you not

What does can you not mean?
Can you not means used to politely or indirectly ask someone to stop doing something, conveying a hint of frustration or annoyance depending on the context.
What part of speech is can you not?
Can you not is a phrase.

Words near can you not in the dictionary

  1. Can Tho
  2. can too
  3. can wait
  4. can we say
  5. can you help me
  6. can you not
  7. can you tell us
  8. can'idate
  9. can'idates
  10. can'st
  11. can't

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