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cannot but

can·not but
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kan-ot, ka-not, kuh- buht]
    • /ˈkæn ɒt, kæˈnɒt, kə- bʌt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kan-ot, ka-not, kuh- buht]
    • /ˈkæn ɒt, kæˈnɒt, kə- bʌt/

Definitions of cannot but words

  • phrase cannot but You use cannot but, could not but, and cannot help but when you want to emphasize that you believe something must be true and that there is no possibility of anything else being the case. 3
  • noun cannot but have no choice but to; must 3
  • verb cannot but have to; cannot help but; cannot help; to be unable to do otherwise than. 0
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Parts of speech for Cannot but

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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cannot but popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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