can't help

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can't help

verb can't help · couldn't help · cannot help

idiomatic, no past participle, no present participle To be unable to avoid a situation, or stop something from happening. I can't help crying whenever I see Romeo and Juliet.

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verb not be able to avoid something

Español	no poder evitar, no poder dejar de
한국어	안 … ᆯ(할) 수 없다
日本語	...しないではいられない ...shinaide wa irarenai
中文	忍不住 rěnbuzhù, 不禁 bùjīn
Português	não conseguir evitar, não conseguir deixar de
Français	être plus fort que soi, ne pas pouvoir s'empêcher de, ne rien pouvoir y faire
Deutsch	nicht umhin können, nicht lassen können, nicht anders können als
Italiano	non poter fare a meno di, non potere fare a meno di, non poterci fare niente
Русский	не мочь не ne močʹ ne

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@misc{can_t_help_2026,
  title = {can't help},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/can't%20help},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}