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Meaning of cain't | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

keɪnt

Definitions

Nonstandard form of can't.

Southern-US, alt-of, contraction, nonstandard

Examples

“Stands to reason ⟳, the Mexican government, they cain’t persuade ⟳ any real Mexican priests to travel ⟳ all the way to Texas. Those hanker after the fleshpots of the big city. So the oney priests they can get ⟳ to work ⟳ in land ⟳ s’far away are Irishmen who cain’t make ⟳ no livin’ in Ireland, and who cain’t speak ⟳ a word of Spanish neither, if’n you ask ⟳ me.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

Cainamero Caine Câine Ciobănesc Carpatin Câineni Caingal caingin

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