- cannot but
- idi to have no alternative but to; cannot help but:We cannot but choose otherwise[/ex]
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cannot but
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cannot but — or cannot help but also cannot help phrasal to be unable to do otherwise than < we cannot but wonder why > … New Collegiate Dictionary
cannot — /kan ot, ka not , keuh /, v. 1. a form of can not. 2. cannot but, have no alternative but to: We cannot but choose otherwise. [1350 1400; ME] Usage. CANNOT is sometimes also spelled CAN NOT. The one word spelling is by far the more common:… … Universalium
cannot help but — phrasal see cannot but … New Collegiate Dictionary
cannot help — phrasal see cannot but … New Collegiate Dictionary
But — (b[u^]t), prep., adv. & conj. [OE. bute, buten, AS. b[=u]tan, without, on the outside, except, besides; pref. be + [=u]tan outward, without, fr. [=u]t out. Primarily, b[=u]tan, as well as [=u]t, is an adverb. [root]198. See {By}, {Out}; cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
But and if — But But (b[u^]t), prep., adv. & conj. [OE. bute, buten, AS. b[=u]tan, without, on the outside, except, besides; pref. be + [=u]tan outward, without, fr. [=u]t out. Primarily, b[=u]tan, as well as [=u]t, is an adverb. [root]198. See {By}, {Out};… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
But if — But But (b[u^]t), prep., adv. & conj. [OE. bute, buten, AS. b[=u]tan, without, on the outside, except, besides; pref. be + [=u]tan outward, without, fr. [=u]t out. Primarily, b[=u]tan, as well as [=u]t, is an adverb. [root]198. See {By}, {Out};… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
… but the clouds … — Samuel Beckett wrote his television play ... but the clouds ... between October November 1976 “to replace a film of Play which the BBC had sent [him] for approval (and which he had rejected)” [Ackerley, C. J. and Gontarski, S. E., (Eds.) The… … Wikipedia
But to bring a sword — Casting out the money changers by Giotto, 14th century … Wikipedia
...But the Olsen Gang Wasn't Dead — Infobox Film name = ...men Olsenbanden var ikke død image size = caption = director = Knut Bohwim producer = writer = Knut Bohwim Gustav Kramer narrator = starring = Arve Opsahl Carsten Byhring Sverre Holm Aud Schønemann music = cinematography =… … Wikipedia
cannot observe — A type of fire control which indicates that the observer or spotter will be unable to adjust fire, but believes a target exists at the given location and is of sufficient importance to justify firing upon it without adjustment or observation … Military dictionary
