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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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2. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhelp verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of help verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   5 days ago · 1. to assist or aid (someone to do something), esp by sharing the work, cost, or burden of something. he helped his friend to escape. she helped him climb out of the boat. 2. to alleviate the burden of (someone else) by giving assistance. 3. (transitive) to assist (a person) to go in a specified direction.

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   give help or assistance; be of service. “Everyone helped out during the earthquake”. “Can you help me carry this table?”. “She never helps around the house”. synonyms: aid, assist. see more. verb. improve the condition of. “These pills will help the patient”.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishHELP | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   to take something, especially food or drink, without asking: Please help yourself to some coffee. Phrasal verbs. help (sb) out. noun. uk / help / us. help noun (ACTION) A2. the things someone does to help another person: I was too embarrassed to ask for help.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhelp noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of help noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. help. noun. /help/ Idioms. making easier/better. [uncountable] the act of helping somebody to do something. Thank you for all your help. to ask/call/appeal for help. The offer of help came too late. help with something Do you need any help with that?

7. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › helphelp | meaning of help in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English help1 /help/ S1 W1 verb 1 [ intransitive, transitive] to make it possible or easier for someone to do something by doing part of their work or by giving them something they need If there’s anything I can do to help, just give me a call. help somebody (to) do something I helped her to carry her ...

8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › helpHELP Synonyms: 307 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

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   Synonyms for HELP: assist, aid, support, reinforce, encourage, save, facilitate, back; Antonyms of HELP: hinder, restrain, interfere, impede, inhibit, constrain, hamper, oppose.