help
/hɛlp/noun, verb1 syllable
Help means: help to some food; help with food or drink.
Synonyms for help15
noun, as in the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
noun, as in a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
noun, as in a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
verb, as in improve the condition of
verb, as in be of use
verb, as in abstain from doing; always used with a negative
verb, as in take or use
What does help mean?12
verb
help to some food; help with food or drink“I served him three times, and after that he helped himself”
give help or assistance; be of service“Everyone helped out during the earthquake”
improve the condition of“These pills will help the patient”
be of use“This will help to prevent accidents”
abstain from doing; always used with a negative“I can't help myself — I have to smoke”
take or use“She helped herself to some of the office supplies”
contribute to the furtherance of“This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries”
improve; change for the better“New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture”
noun
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”
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose“my invaluable assistant”
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do“visual aids in teaching”
a means of serving“of no avail”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with help?1
one syllable
Help in a sentence
- Well, you have only to ask for his help.auxitt
- One can't help many, but many can help one.CK
- With the help of doctors, she got over her illness.slyfin
- If he would help you, he might come to you at once.Schuager
- If you should need any help, just let me know.AlanF_US
- If it hadn't been for his help, she might have drowned.CK
- If it had not been for his help, we would have failed in business.CM
- If you have any difficulty, ask me for help.CM
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of help
as a noun
- plural
- helps
as a verb
- past tense
- helped
- present participle
- helping
- third-person singular
- helps