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| 1. | [ verb ] give help or assistance; be of service; | |
| Synonyms: | aid assist | |
| Examples: | "Everyone helped out during the earthquake" "Can you help me carry this table?" "She never helps around the house" |
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| Related terms: | support care facilitate serve expedite avail help_out bootstrap benefact succor subserve aid aid assistant benefactor | |
| 2. | [ verb ] be of use | |
| Synonyms: | facilitate | |
| Examples: | "This will help to prevent accidents" |
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| Related terms: | serve facilitation | |
| 3. | [ verb ] improve the condition of | |
| Synonyms: | aid | |
| Examples: | "These pills will help the patient" |
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| Related terms: | better cure benefit care | |
| 4. | [ verb ] abstain from doing; always used with a negative | |
| Synonyms: | help_oneself | |
| Examples: | "I can't help myself--I have to smoke" "She could not help watching the sad spectacle" |
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| Related terms: | refrain | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | |
| Synonyms: | assistance aid assist helping | |
| Examples: | : "he gave me an assist with the housework" "could not walk without assistance" "rescue party went to their aid" "offered his help in unloading" |
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| Related terms: | activity service support relief boost recourse thanks lift hand self-help financial_aid accommodation facilitation serve | |
| 6. | [ verb ] contribute to the furtherance of | |
| Examples: | "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries" |
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| Related terms: | promote aid assistant | |
| 7. | [ verb ] improve; change for the better | |
| Examples: | "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture" |
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| Related terms: | better aid | |
| 8. | [ verb ] (food) help to some food; help with food or drink | |
| Synonyms: | serve | |
| Examples: | "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself" |
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| Related terms: | provide serve helping server | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (work) a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | |
| Synonyms: | assistant helper supporter | |
| Examples: | "my invaluable assistant" "they hired additional help to finish the work" |
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| Related terms: | worker secretary model subordinate attendant aide acolyte accomplice deputy instrument powder_monkey right-hand_man facilitator sidesman hatchet_man prompter girl_Friday event_planner coadjutor labor_coach water_boy whipper-in manikin dresser dental_assistant underboss paraprofessional support assist | |
| 10. | [ verb ] take or use | |
| Synonyms: | avail | |
| Examples: | "She helped herself to some of the office supplies" |
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| Related terms: | exploit | |
| 11. | [ noun ] a resource | |
| Synonyms: | aid assistance | |
| Examples: | : "visual aids in teaching" "economic assistance to depressed areas" |
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| Related terms: | resource | |
| 12. | [ noun ] a means of serving | |
| Synonyms: | avail service | |
| Examples: | "of no avail" "there's no help for it" |
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| Related terms: | helpfulness avail | |
| Similar spelling: |
Helf |
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