LOOKING AS IF ONE COULD NOT HELP IT

Meaning of LOOKING AS IF ONE COULD NOT HELP IT in English

Looking like a simpleton, or as if one could not say boh! to a goose.

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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
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOT — I. |nät, usu -äd.+V adverb or -nt or -n't (ə)n(t), ( ə )n(t) ; also -not (|)nät sometimes -_nət, usu …
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IF — I. (ˌ)if, _əf, f, chiefly dial (|)ef conjunction Etymology: Middle English yif, if, from Old English gif; akin to Old …
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HELP — I. ˈhelp, ˈheu̇p, chiefly in southern US ˈhep verb ( helped -pt ; or now chiefly dialect holp ˈhō(l)p ; …
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AS — I. əz, (ˈ)az adverb Etymology: Middle English as, alse, alswa, adverb & conjunction, from Old English alswā, ealswā, ælswā just …
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LOOKING — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from present participle of look (I) : having a specified look or appearance the detergent … left …
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COULD — or archaic 2d sing couldst Etymology: alteration (influenced by should and would ) of Middle English coude, couthe, from Old …
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LOOKING — (n.) The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance; face.
Английский словарь Webster
LOOKING — (n.) The act of one who looks; a glance.
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LOOKING — (a.) Having a certain look or appearance; -- often compounded with adjectives; as, good-looking, grand-looking, etc.
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LOOKING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Look
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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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LOOKING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Look
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LOOKING — ( n. ) The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance; face.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LOOKING — ( n. ) The act of one who looks; a glance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LOOKING — ( a. ) Having a certain look or appearance; -- often compounded with adjectives; as, good-looking, grand-looking, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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IF — /if/ , conj. 1. in case that; granting or supposing that; on condition that: Sing if you want to. Stay …
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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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AS — as 1 /az/ ; unstressed /euhz/ , adv. 1. to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't …
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LOOKING — n. watching, observing
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ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HELP — I. ˈhelp; Southern often ˈhep also ˈheəp verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English helpan; akin to Old High German …
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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 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LOOKING — noun the act of one who looks; a glance. 2. looking ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of look. 3. looking ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
HELP — vt remedy; relief; as, there is no help for it. 2. help ·vt specifically, a domestic servant, man or woman. …
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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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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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COULD — could strong form BrE AmE kʊd , occasional weak form kəd
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IF — / ɪf; NAmE / conjunction , noun ■ conjunction 1. used to say that one thing can, will or might …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HELP — / help; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb MAKE EASIER / BETTER 1. help (sb) (with sth) | help …
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COULD — / kəd; NAmE ; strong form kʊd/ modal verb ( negative could not , short form couldn't / ˈkʊdnt; NAmE …
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AS — / əz; NAmE ; strong form æz/ preposition , adverb , conjunction ■ preposition 1. used to describe sb/sth appearing …
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ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
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NOT — not S1 W1 /nɒt $ nɑːt/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: nought ] 1 . used to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
IF — I. if 1 S1 W1 /ɪf/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: gif ] 1 . used …
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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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AS — I. as 1 S1 W1 /əz; strong æz/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eallswa …
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ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
IF — conj. & n. --conj. 1 introducing a conditional clause: a on the condition or supposition that; in the event that …
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HELP — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 provide (a person etc.) with the means towards what is needed or sought (helped me …
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AS — adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
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ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
IF — conj. & n. conj. 1 introducing a conditional clause: a on the condition or supposition that; in the event that …
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HELP — v. & n. v.tr. 1 provide (a person etc.) with the means towards what is needed or sought (helped me …
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AS — adv., conj., & pron. adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
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ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
IF — conj. & n. --conj. 1. introducing a conditional clause: a on the condition or supposition that; in the event that …
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
AS — 1. adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or …
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AS — I. CONJUNCTION AND PREPOSITION USES /əz, STRONG æz/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
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ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
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NOT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Not' is often shortened to 'n’t' …
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-LOOKING — see look II
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IF — Often pronounced /ɪf/ at the beginning of the sentence. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
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HELP — ( helps, helping, helped) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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