cannot but

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cannot but

verb cannot but · could not but · cannot help but · can't help but · can't but

no past participle, no present participle To have to; to cannot help; to be unable to do otherwise than. I cannot but applaud your zeal for preserving the purity of our language, both in its expressions and pronunciation, and in correcting the popular errors several of our States are continually falling into with respect to both.

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verb cannot but

Español	no poder evitar, no poder dejar de
Kiswahili	siwezi lakini
Français	ne pas pouvoir ne pas

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@misc{cannot_but_2026,
  title = {cannot but},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cannot%20but},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}