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cannot away with

cannot away with verb: cannot stand or endure; cannot bear.

Verb

cannot away with (third-person singular simple present cannot away with, no present participle, simple past could not away with, no past participle)

  1. (no-past-participle, no-present-participle, obsolete) Cannot stand or endure; cannot bear.

Forms of cannot away with

third-person singular presentcannot away with
pastcould not away with

Questions about cannot away with

What does cannot away with mean?
Cannot away with means cannot stand or endure; cannot bear.
What part of speech is cannot away with?
Cannot away with is a verb.
What is the past tense of cannot away with?
The past tense of cannot away with is could not away with.

Words near cannot away with in the dictionary

  1. cannonry
  2. cannons
  3. Cannons Creek
  4. Cannonsville
  5. cannot
  6. cannot away with
  7. cannot but
  8. cannot help
  9. cannot help but
  10. cannot live with them, cannot live without them
  11. cannot make it

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