Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Marked by a willingness to tackle a job and get it done.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A measure of length used in Goa, formerly equal to 47 English inches, but now usually taken as equal to the Portuguese vara (43.2 inches).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective slang having an eager willingness to accept and overcome challenges.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective informal
confident andwilling to get a job done.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective marked by a willingness to tackle a job and get it done
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Examples
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There's no direct translation into Chinese of the phrase can-do spirit.
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Known as a can-do operator with a knack for organization, Yuan was always “the shortest man in any group.”
The Last Empress Hannah Pakula 2009
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One small chapter in this colourful and beautifully written book tells the story of Craig Heisinger, who seems to embody the notion of can-do Prairie resilience.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ROY MacGREGOR 2011
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One small chapter in this colourful and beautifully written book tells the story of Craig Heisinger, who seems to embody the notion of can-do Prairie resilience.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ROY MacGREGOR 2011
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One small chapter in this colourful and beautifully written book tells the story of Craig Heisinger, who seems to embody the notion of can-do Prairie resilience.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ROY MacGREGOR 2011
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People feared that America had lost its stature in the world, its reputation as a can-do nation.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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People feared that America had lost its stature in the world, its reputation as a can-do nation.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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People feared that America had lost its stature in the world, its reputation as a can-do nation.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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Despite its current travails, California is rightly known for its entrepreneurial energy and can-do creativity.
Nathan Gardels: Time to "Reboot" California: Fixing Our Broken System Is on the Agenda Nathan Gardels 2011
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Despite its current travails, California is rightly known for its can-do creativity.
Nathan Gardels: Time to "Reboot" California: Fixing Our Broken System Is on the Agenda Nathan Gardels 2011
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