Meaning of can't help but | Babel Free

Definitions

Forma verbal. Verb. [C1]

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Examples

“Nevertheless, now that his latest fantasy epic has confirmed my nonexpectations, I can't help⟳ but wonder⟳ why Willow has been getting such a drubbing from the same reviewers who responded to the early Lucas mega-hits with such enthusiasm.”

““I hate⟳ being the youngest and the only gold-star lesbian. It's so cliché. Like⟳ some of you, I've thought about giving the other side a try⟳. You really can't help⟳ but wonder⟳ what it's like⟳.[…]””

“There's an old joke that I used to hear⟳ occasionally on British television shows: "It's not theft—it's socialism!" I couldn't help⟳ but think⟳ of it repeatedly as I read⟳ this paper on self-organizing institutional arrangements among pirates, which bears some disturbing similarities to an hours-long anarcho-capitalist bull session.”

“'Glasses are so two thousand and late,' he says. 'Is it a deal-breaker?' I ask⟳. 'No, but would you do it as a favour to me?' I couldn't help⟳ but be affected by the passion in his voice, so albeit reluctantly I booked an appointment with ...”

“So I can't help⟳ but think⟳ this idea has bled over into society, where both white and nonblack people of color (NBPOC) have⟳ bought into it.”

“The point⟳ is virality—content so outlandish that people can’t help⟳ but talk⟳ about it.”

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