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# canned

adjective (canned); verb past form of can (can, cans, canned, canning — to put into tins)

«canned» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Kept in a sealed metal can or tin, like canned beans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canned/#m1)
2. (of laughter, music) Recorded earlier and played again, not live, like canned laughter on TV. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canned/#m2)
3. (US, informal) Fired from a job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canned/#m3)
4. (informal) Stopped or cancelled, like a canned TV show. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canned/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and cooking it means tinned food. In media lessons, canned laughter is recorded laughter added to comedy shows. Phrases: "canned food", "canned laughter", "got canned" (lost a job).

### Examples

- We collected canned food for the food bank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canned/#x1)
- Canned peaches last a long time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canned/#x2)
- That show has canned laughter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canned/#x3)
- The factory canned tomatoes all summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canned/#x4)
- He got canned from his job at the cinema. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canned/#x5)
- The TV series was canned after one season. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canned/#x6)

### Note

In British English people often say "tinned" food. The verb "can" (to put in cans) doubles the n: canned, canning. This is different from the helping verb "can" (be able), which has no past "canned". Throw away cans that bulge or leak: the food may be unsafe.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «canned» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/canned/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«canned» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/canned.html) on Mova free.