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help

/ help /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
be of use
"This will help to prevent accidents"
Type of:
serve
Derived:
facilitation aid assistance assist
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Something is ----ing PP
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verb Sense 2
contribute to the furtherance of
"This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries"
Type of:
promote advance boost
Derived:
assistant helper supporter benefactor aid
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
support back up
Kinds of:
facilitate ease alleviate serve attend to
Derived:
aid assistance assistant helper supporter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 4
improve the condition of
"These pills will help the patient"
Type of:
better improve amend
Kinds of:
bring around cure heal benefit do good
Derived:
care attention aid tending assistance
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 5
improve; change for the better
"New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"
Type of:
better improve amend
Derived:
aid assistance assist
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
abstain from doing; always used with a negative
"I can''t help myself--I have to smoke"
"She could not help watching the sad spectacle"
Type of:
refrain forbear
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
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verb Sense 7
take or use
"She helped herself to some of the office supplies"
Type of:
exploit work
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 8
help to some food; help with food or drink
"I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"
Type of:
provide supply ply
Derived:
helping portion serving waiter server
Verb group:
serve serve up dish out dish up dish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 9
a means of serving
"of no avail"
"there''s no help for it"
Type of:
helpfulness
Derived:
avail
noun Sense 10
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
"my invaluable assistant"
"they hired additional help to finish the work"
Type of:
worker
Kinds of:
coadjutor accomplice confederate aide auxiliary
Derived:
support back up assist aid
noun Sense 11
a resource
"visual aids in teaching"
"economic assistance to depressed areas"
Type of:
resource
Derived:
aid facilitate assist
noun Sense 12
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
"he gave me an assist with the housework"
"could not walk without assistance"
"rescue party went to their aid"
"offered his help in unloading"
Type of:
activity
Kinds of:
self-help facilitation hand helping hand recourse
Derived:
aid facilitate assist serve attend to
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
88
Times Searched
3
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serve promote advance boost support back up facilitate ease alleviate attend to better improve