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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 |
Navid | | - | Persian, Arabic |
Roelof | | - | Dutch |
Ziyad | | - | Arabic |
Atherfold | | ['æθəfəuld] | |
Nikhila | | - | Indian, Telugu, Hindi |
Maurice | | MAWR-is (English), mə-REES (English), mo-REES (French) | English, French |