couldn't help

A form of can't help — To be unable to avoid a situation, or stop something from happening.

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Meanings

verb
  1. pastsimple past of can't help
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APA

couldn't help. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/couldn't%20help

MLA

“couldn't help.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/couldn't%20help. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “couldn't help,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/couldn't%20help.

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