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- can't help but do
can't help but do
can't help but do something
[to be] unable to choose any but one course of action. (Also with cannot.) Her parents live nearby, so she can't help but go there on holidays. Bob is a tennis fan and can't help but travel to Wimbledon each year.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| LÜTfİ | | - | Turkish |
| Patsy | | PAT-see | English, Irish |
| Thecla | | - | Dutch (Rare), Late Greek (Latinized) |
| Faustina | | - | Ancient Roman, Italian |
| Yair | | - | Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
| Fuad | | - | Arabic |