cannot but (English, verb)
expansion: cannot but (third-person singular simple present cannot but, no present participle, simple past could not but, no past participle)
Senses:
glosses: To have to; to cannot help; to be unable to do otherwise than.
tags: no-past-participle
no-present-participle
Forms:
form: cannot but
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: could not but
tags: past
form: cannot help but
tags: alternative
form: can't help but
tags: alternative
form: can't but
tags: alternative