help

Definition of Help in English :

Noun

the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

Example Sentences:
'he gave me an assist with the housework'
'could not walk without assistance'
'rescue party went to their aid'
'offered his help in unloading'

2. assistant, help, helper, supporter

a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

Example Sentences:
'my invaluable assistant'
'they hired additional help to finish the work'

3. aid, assistance, help

a resource

Example Sentences:
'visual aids in teaching'

4. avail, help, service

a means of serving

Example Sentences:
'of no avail'
'there's no help for it'

Verb

5. aid, assist, help

give help or assistance; be of service

Example Sentences:
'Everyone helped out during the earthquake'
'Can you help me carry this table?'
'She never helps around the house'

aid
assist

6. aid, help

improve the condition of

Example Sentences:
'These pills will help the patient'

7. facilitate, help

be of use

Example Sentences:
'This will help to prevent accidents'

facilitate

8. help, help oneself

abstain from doing; always used with a negative

Example Sentences:
'I can't help myself--I have to smoke'
'She could not help watching the sad spectacle'

help oneself

9. help, serve

help to some food; help with food or drink

Example Sentences:
'I served him three times, and after that he helped himself'

serve

10. help

contribute to the furtherance of

Example Sentences:
'This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries'

11. avail, help

take or use

Example Sentences:
'She helped herself to some of the office supplies'

avail

12. help

improve; change for the better

Example Sentences:
'New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Help

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verb

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

to alleviate the burden of (someone else) by giving assistance

3. (transitive)

to assist (a person) to go in a specified direction

help the old lady up from the chair

to promote or contribute to

to help the relief operations

to cause improvement in (a situation, person, etc)

crying won't help

6. (tr; preceded by can, could, etc; usually used with a negative)

to avoid or refrain from

we can't help wondering who he is

b. (usually foll by it)

to prevent or be responsible for

I can't help it if it rains

to alleviate (an illness, etc)

8. (transitive)

to serve (a customer)

can I help you, madam?

9. (transitive; foll by to)

to serve (someone with food, etc) (usually in the phrase help oneself)

may I help you to some more vegetables?

help yourself to peas

to provide (oneself with) without permission

he's been helping himself to money out of the petty cash

10. cannot help but

11. help a person off with

12. help a person on with

13. so help me

noun

14.

the act of helping, or being helped, or a person or thing that helps

she's a great help

15.

a helping

16.

a person hired for a job; employee, esp a farm worker or domestic servant

b. (functioning as singular)

several employees collectively

17.

a means of remedy

there's no help for it

exclamation

18.

used to ask for assistance

Help

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verb transitive

to make things easier or better for (a person); aid; assist

; specif.,

to give (one in need or trouble) something necessary, as relief, succor, money, etc.

to help the poor

to do part of the work of; ease or share the labor of

to help someone lift a load

to aid in getting (up, down, in, etc. or to, into, out of, etc.)

help her into the house

to make it easier for (something) to exist, happen, develop, improve, etc.

; specif.,

to make more effective, larger, more intense, etc.; aid the growth of; promote

a tax to help the schools

to cause improvement in; remedy; alleviate; relieve

a medicine that helps a cold

to keep from; avoid

he can't help coughing

to stop, prevent, change, etc.

a misfortune that can't be helped

to serve or wait on (a customer, client, etc.)

verb intransitive

to give assistance; be cooperative, useful, or beneficial

to act as a waiter, clerk, servant, etc.

noun

the act of helping or a thing that helps; aid; assistance

relief; cure; remedy

9. US

a helper; esp., a hired helper, as a domestic servant, farmhand, etc.

hired helpers; employees

interjection

10.

used to summon assistance, esp. urgently

Help

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v. helped, help·ing, helps

v.tr.

a. To give assistance to (someone); make it easier for (someone) to do something; aid: She helped me with my project. I helped her find her book.

b. To give material or financial aid to: help the homeless.

c. To wait on, as in a store or restaurant: Please help the customer in aisle 20.

a. To contribute to the effectiveness or improvement of (something); improve or advance: tax breaks to help create jobs; new ways to help the environment; a remark that didn't help the situation.

b. To ease the pain or discomfort of; relieve: medication to help your cold.

3. To refrain from; avoid or resist. Used with can or cannot: couldn't help laughing.

v.intr.

1. To be of service; give assistance: I made a cake, and my friend helped.

2. To be of use or provide relief: He has a bad back, and physical therapy hasn't helped.

1. The action of helping; assistance: Do you need help with that package?

2. One that helps: You've been a great help. A food processor is a help to the serious cook.

a. Archaic A person employed to help, especially a farm worker or domestic servant.

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