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   Help

   /help/

   

   verb

   • 1. make it easier for (someone) to do something by offering one's services or resources: "they helped her with domestic chores" Similar assistaidhelp outlend a hand tolend a helping hand togive assistance tocome to the aid ofsuccoraid and abetbe of service tobe of use tobe useful todo someone a favordo someone a servicedo someone a good turnbail/bale someone outcome to someone's rescuegive someone a leg upcooperate withdo one's bit forrally aroundpitch inchip ininformal:get someone out of a tight spotsave someone's baconsave someone's skinmuck in withget stuck in withOpposite hinder
   • ▪ improve (a situation or problem); be of benefit to: "upbeat comments about prospects helped confidence" Similar relievesootheamelioratealleviatemake bettereaseimproveassuagepalliatelessenmitigateremedycurehealrestoreOpposite worsenaggravate
   • ▪ assist (someone) to move in a specified direction: "I helped her up"
   • ▪ assist someone to put on or take off (a garment): "she would help him off with his coat"
   • 2. serve someone with (food or drink): "she helped herself to a cookie"
   • ▪ take something without permission: "just help yourself if you need anything"
   • 3. cannot or could not avoid: "he could not help laughing"
   • ▪ cannot or could not stop oneself from acting in a certain way: "she couldn't help herself; she burst into tears"

   noun

   • 1. the action of helping someone to do something; assistance: "I asked for help from my neighbors" Similar assistanceaida helping handsupportsuccoradviceguidancesolutionbenefituseadvantageservicecomfortavailcooperationcollaborationbackingencouragementinformal:a shot in the armOpposite hindrance
   • ▪ a person or thing that helps: "he was a great help"
   • ▪ a domestic employee: "she has taught herself to cook since the defection of the last of the village helps" Similar domestic workerdomestic helpdomestic servantcleanercleaning womancleaning ladyhome helpmaidhousemaidhousekeeperservanthired helphelperassistantemployeeworkerinformal:dailydaily womanskivvyMrs Mopdated:charwomancharladychararchaic:scullionabigail
   • ▪ giving assistance to a computer user in the form of displayed instructions: "a help menu"

   exclamation

   • 1. used as an appeal for urgent assistance: "Help! I'm drowning!"

   Word Origin Old Englishhelpan (verb), help (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch helpen and German helfen.

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   What does help mean in English?

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   What is another word for with the help?

   • Synonyms for with the help of include through, by, using, with, per, via, on, because of, by use of and by virtue of. Find more similar words at wordhippo.com!

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   What is a synonym for helping?

   • And here comes another synonym of helping: be an example. When we provide an example of how a person can behave, act, and respond to various situations, we are helping plenty of people out there, even if we do not know them.

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   What is a close synonym of the verb sense of help?

   • A close synonym of the verb sense of help is assist. Assist can mean the same thing as help, but it can imply that the assistance is only part of the help being offered. The informal term lend a hand (in which a hand means assistance) often means the same thing. Some close synonyms for help can be used as a noun or as a verb: aid and support.

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    Some common synonyms include assist, support, aid, and collaborate. Assist implies that we give our time, effort, or resources to help someone else. Support often means emotional or financial help, as in 'I will support you through this difficult time'.