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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 |
|---|
| Melany | | MEL-ə-nee | English (Modern) |
| Cai (1) | | - | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
| Erlend | | - | Norwegian, Danish |
| Gittan | | GIT-tahn | Swedish |
| Luiz | | - | Portuguese (Brazilian) |
| Barna | | - | Hungarian |