English has many words with more than one meaning – for example: ‘can’ – to be able to; tin receptacle. Many foreign language words also have multiple definitions. How can you ensure that you choose the correct one? Mistakes can be embarrassing!
Instead of searching for a single word, prepare a list of synonyms (words that mean close to the same thing).
========== The Word ‘Can’ ==========
If you want to find the word that means ‘can’ as in ‘to be able to’, your list might be something like this:
can
able
capable
Now, if you search for ‘can’ in foreign language dictionaries, you might discover the following in the English-[Foreign Language] section:
* German *
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