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recan

/ɹi.kæn/

recan verb: to can (package in a can) again or anew.

Verb

recan (third-person singular simple present recans, present participle recanning, simple past and past participle recanned)

  1. (transitive) To can (package in a can) again or anew.

Forms of recan

third-person singular presentrecans
present participlerecanning
past participlerecanned
pastrecanned

Origin of recan

From re- + can.

Questions about recan

What does recan mean?
Recan means to can (package in a can) again or anew.
What part of speech is recan?
Recan is a verb.
How do you pronounce recan?
Recan is pronounced /ɹi.kæn/.
What is the past tense of recan?
The past tense of recan is recanned.

Words near recan in the dictionary

  1. recampaign
  2. recampaigned
  3. recampaigning
  4. recampaigns
  5. recams
  6. recan
  7. recanalisation
  8. recanalisations
  9. recanalise
  10. recanalised
  11. recanalises

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