can't help

can't help something

also cannot help something

to not be able to control or stop something A lot of kids daydream in school. They just can't help it.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the form can't help but do something: I couldn't help but notice that the table is a bit wobbly.

can't help

Also, can't help but or cannot but . Be unable to do otherwise. For example, I can't help thinking that the keys will turn up eventually, or He couldn't help but believe he would pass the entrance exam, or I cannot but applaud his efforts. The first of these phrases, can't help, is always followed by a present participle whereas the others take an infinitive. [c. 1700]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Augusto	ow-GOOS-to (Spanish)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
ÁFrica	-	Spanish
Fairuza	-	Persian
Huey	['hju:i]
Ethan	EE-thən (English)	English, Jewish, French, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Morgan (1)	MAWR-gən (English)	Welsh, English, French