What does canst mean?
Canst means (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of can.
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/kænst/ · verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of can.
Canst thou show me the way?
Man must begin, know this, where Nature ends; Nature and man can never be fast friends. Fool, if thou canst not pass her, rest her slave!
Use canst when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Canst means (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of can.
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Canst thou show me the way?
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