archaic when used with the pronoun thou or its relative form, a form of can1
canst in American English
(kænst)
verb intransitive, verb transitive
Archaic
can1
used with thou
Examples of 'canst' in a sentence
canst
Work, work now, oh dearly beloved, work all that thou canst.
Thomas a Kempis, Translated by Rev. William Benham The Imitation of Christ (1874). Retrieved in 2019 from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/)
What canst thou see anywhere which can continue long under the sun?
Thomas a Kempis, Translated by Rev. William Benham The Imitation of Christ (1874). Retrieved in 2019 from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/)
At the least, bear patiently, if thou canst not joyfully.
Thomas a Kempis, Translated by Rev. William Benham The Imitation of Christ (1874). Retrieved in 2019 from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/)
What canst thou see abroad which thou seest not at home?
Thomas a Kempis, Translated by Rev. William Benham The Imitation of Christ (1874). Retrieved in 2019 from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/)
There verily thou shalt find all that thou wouldst, all that thou canst long for.
Thomas a Kempis, Translated by Rev. William Benham The Imitation of Christ (1874). Retrieved in 2019 from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/)
Let it be ten pounds if thou canst.
Elizabeth Stone, Edited by Mary Margaret Stanley Egerton Wilton The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages (1841). Retrieved in 2019 from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/)
Where thou canst do nothing, there will nothing.
Richard Falckenberg, Translated by A. C. Armstrong Jr. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time (1893). Retrieved in 2019 from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/)
Thou canst not be satisfied with any temporal good, for thou wast not created for the enjoyment of these.
Thomas a Kempis, Translated by Rev. William Benham The Imitation of Christ (1874). Retrieved in 2019 from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/)
Without striving thou canst not win the crown of patience; if thou wilt not suffer thou refusest to be crowned.
Thomas a Kempis, Translated by Rev. William Benham The Imitation of Christ (1874). Retrieved in 2019 from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/)