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cannot help but

can·not help but
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Transcription

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

Definitions of cannot help but words

  • noun cannot help but to be unable to do anything else except 3
  • noun cannot help but cannot fail to; be compelled or obliged to 3
  • verbal expression cannot help but find unavoidable 1
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Parts of speech for Cannot help but

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

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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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