cannot but
To have to; to cannot help; to be unable to do otherwise thanTo have to; to cannot help; to be unable to do otherwise than.
» Tom can't blame anyone but himself.
Том не может винить никого, кроме самого себя. — Imp
Тому некого винить, кроме самого себя. — marafon
Том не може звинувачувати нікого, окрім самого себе. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(no past participle, no present participle)To have to; to cannot help; to be unable to do otherwise than.
Examples
345 sentencesTom can't blame anyone but himself.
Том не може звинувачувати нікого, окрім самого себе. — deniko
ruТом не может винить никого, кроме самого себя. — Imp
I still can't help but like Tom.
Я й досі не можу нічого поробити з собою: Том мені подобається. — deniko
Tom can't help you, but Mary can.
Том не може тобі допомогти, а Мері може. — deniko
ruТом не может тебе помочь, а Мэри может. — marafon
deTom kann dir nicht helfen, Mary aber schon. — Vortarulo
I can't draw, but my sister is a great artist.
Я не вмію малювати, але моя сестра — чудовий художник. — deniko
ruЯ не умею рисовать, но моя сестра — прекрасный художник. — sharptoothed
deIch kann nicht zeichnen, aber meine Schwester ist eine große Künstlerin. — samueldora
I can't walk fast, but I can walk for a long time.
Я не можу йти швидко, але я можу йти довго. — shanghainese
ruЯ не могу идти быстро, зато могу идти долго. — Biga
Translations
3 languagesForms
cannot but, cannoting but, could not but, could not but| Base form | cannot but · to cannot but |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cannot but |
| Present participle | cannoting but |
| Past simple | could not but |
| Past participle | could not but |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.