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UNABLE TO HELP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unable to help mean?
• UNABLE TO HELP (adverb)
The adverb UNABLE TO HELP has 1 sense:
1. in a helpless manner
Familiarity information: UNABLE TO HELP used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a helpless manner
Synonyms:
helplessly; impotently; unable to help
Context example:
the crowd watched him helplessly
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