CAN/COULD NOT HELP ONESELF

Meaning of CAN/COULD NOT HELP ONESELF in English

cannot or could not stop oneself from acting in a certain way.

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CAN — I. modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beer bottle/can (= a bottle/can for beer ) ▪ Empty beer cans …
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ONESELF — se
English interlingue dictionary
ONESELF — (Adjective) mismo;sa kaugalingon
English-Visayan vocabulary
ONESELF — also one's self pronoun Date: 1548 a person's self ; one's own self, one's normal, healthy, or sane condition or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COULD — see: can Etymology: Middle English couthe, coude, from Old English cūthe; akin to Old High German konda ~ Date: 13th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NOT — I. |nät, usu -äd.+V adverb or -nt or -n't (ə)n(t), ( ə )n(t) ; also -not (|)nät sometimes -_nət, usu …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HELP — I. ˈhelp, ˈheu̇p, chiefly in southern US ˈhep verb ( helped -pt ; or now chiefly dialect holp ˈhō(l)p ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAN — I. _kən, (|)kan; esp after a stressed vowel _k ə ŋ; esp in NewEng (|) ke(ə)n; esp dial (|) kin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONESELF — pronoun also one's self (ˌ)wən sometimes (ˌ)wənz + pronunc at self 1. : a person's self : the self of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COULD — or archaic 2d sing couldst Etymology: alteration (influenced by should and would ) of Middle English coude, couthe, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONESELF — (pron.) A reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun one. Commonly writen as two words, one's self.
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COULD — (imp.) Was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. Used as an auxiliary, in the past tense or …
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COULD — (imp.) of Can
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ONESELF — ( pron. ) A reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun one. Commonly writen as two words, one's self.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ONESELF — /wun self", wunz-/ , pron. 1. a person's self (used for emphasis or reflexively): One often hurts oneself accidentally. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HELP — — helpable , adj. /help/ , v.t. 1. to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or …
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COULD — /kood/ ; unstressed /keuhd/ , v. 1. a pt. of can 1 . auxiliary verb. 2. (used to express possibility): …
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CAN — can 1 /kan/ ; unstressed /keuhn/ , auxiliary v. and v., pres. sing. 1st pers. can , 2nd can or …
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HELP — I. ˈhelp; Southern often ˈhep also ˈheəp verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English helpan; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAN — I. kən, ˈkan also ˈken; dialect ˈkin verb ( past could kəd, ˈku̇d ; present singular & plural can ) …
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ONESELF — -ˈsef pronoun also one's self (ˌ)wən-, ˌwənz- Date: 1548 1. : a person's self : one's own self — used …
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COULD — verbal auxiliary, past of can Etymology: Middle English couthe, coude, from Old English cūthe; akin to Old High German konda …
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HELP — vt remedy; relief; as, there is no help for it. 2. help ·vt specifically, a domestic servant, man or woman. …
Webster English vocab
COULD — impf of can. 2. could ·impf was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. used as an auxiliary, …
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ONESELF — [one.self] also one's self pron (1548) 1: a person's self: one's own self--used reflexively as object of a preposition or …
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COULD — [could] [ME couthe, coude, fr. OE cuthe; akin to OHG konda could] past of can--used in auxiliary function in the …
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ONESELF — oneself BrE AmE wʌn ˈself wʌnz-, § \ wɒn-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COULD — could strong form BrE AmE kʊd , occasional weak form kəd
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAN — I . / kən; NAmE ; kæn/ modal verb —see also can (II) ( negative can·not / ˈkænɒt; NAmE -nɑːt/, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONESELF — / wʌnˈself; NAmE / pronoun ( formal ) 1. (the reflexive form of one ) used as the object of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HELP — / help; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb MAKE EASIER / BETTER 1. help (sb) (with sth) | help …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COULD — / kəd; NAmE ; strong form kʊd/ modal verb ( negative could not , short form couldn't / ˈkʊdnt; NAmE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONESELF — one ‧ self /wʌnˈself/ BrE AmE pronoun formal the ↑ reflexive form of ↑ one 3 (2): It is only …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOT — not S1 W1 /nɒt $ nɑːt/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: nought ] 1 . used to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HELP — I. help 1 S1 W1 /help/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ help , ↑ helper , …
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COULD — could S1 W1 /kəd; strong kʊd/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form couldn’t ) [ Language: Old English …
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CAN — I. can 1 S1 W1 /kən; strong kæn/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form can’t ) [ Language: …
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ONESELF — pron. the reflexive and (in apposition) emphatic form of one (kill oneself; one has to do it oneself).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HELP — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 provide (a person etc.) with the means towards what is needed or sought (helped me …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONESELF — pron. the reflexive and (in apposition) emphatic form of one (kill oneself; one has to do it oneself).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HELP — v. & n. v.tr. 1 provide (a person etc.) with the means towards what is needed or sought (helped me …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONESELF — pron. the reflexive and (in apposition) emphatic form of one (kill oneself; one has to do it oneself).
Oxford English vocab
HELP — v. & n. --v.tr. 1. provide (a person etc.) with the means towards what is needed or sought (helped me …
Oxford English vocab
CAN — 1. v.aux. (3rd sing. present can; past could) (foll. by infin. without to, or absol.; present and past only in …
Oxford English vocab
CAN — I. MODAL USES /kən, STRONG kæn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONESELF — Note: 'Oneself' is a third person singular reflexive pronoun. 1. A speaker or writer uses oneself as the object of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Not' is often shortened to 'n’t' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HELP — ( helps, helping, helped) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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COULD — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Could' is a modal verb. It …
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ONESELF — Note: 'Oneself' is a third person singular reflexive pronoun. 1. A speaker or writer uses ~ as the object of …
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COULD — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Could' is a modal verb. It …
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ONESELF — pronoun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Mandel stresses the importance of being able to defend oneself .
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NOT
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HELP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES accept help ▪ Don’t be afraid to accept help if you need it. an …
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COULD — modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES as far as the eye could see (= all the distance you could see …
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ONESELF — (USUAL CONDITION) [pronoun] [formal] - in a person's usual mental or physical conditionOften a cup of tea and a rest …
Cambridge English vocab
COULD — (SUGGEST) [auxiliary verb] [+ infinitive without to] - used for making a suggestionYou could always try painting the wall a …
Cambridge English vocab
HELP — Synonyms and related words : Samaritan, abet, acolyte, adjutant, administer to, advance, advantage, advise, agent, aid, aide, aide-de-camp, aider, alimony, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HELP — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big , considerable , enormous , great , huge , immense , invaluable , real , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NOT — INDEX: 1. not 2. stronger expressions meaning not 3. not one thing and not the other RELATED WORDS see also …
Longman Activator English vocab
HELP — See ↑ HELP 1,3,4,6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be (of) no help • ↑ be a help • ↑ be helping …
Longman Activator English vocab
HELP — INDEX: 1. to help someone 2. to help someone by making them feel more confident and less worried 3. to …
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COULD — • ↑ may/might/could
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ONESELF — pron. 25A0; by oneself . See by .
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