Verb
Alternative form of cannot.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see can, not.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgWhoever hates his sins will stop sinning; and whoever confesses them will receive remission. A man can not abandon the habit of sin if he does not first gain enmity toward sin, nor can he receive remission of sin without confession of sin. For the confession of sin is the cause of true humility. Isaac the Syrian
We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government. William Howard Taft
Men often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don't know each other; they don't know each other because they can not communicate; they can not communicate because they are separated. Martin Luther King Jr.
A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity. Nigerian Proverb
A single man can not build a house. Nigerian Proverb
We can not choose who our relatives should be, even though we may come to like some better than others. Nigerian Proverb