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help
(hĕlp)v. helped, help·ing, helps
v.tr.
1.
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.
2.
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.
n.
Idioms: 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.
3.
a. Archaic A person employed to help, especially a farm worker or domestic servant.
b. Such employees considered as a group. Often used with the.
help (oneself) to
1. To serve or provide oneself with: Help yourself to the cookies.
2. Informal To take (something) without asking permission: The thief even helped himself to the spare change in the jar.
help (someone) off
To assist (someone) in taking off a piece of clothing: Help me off with these boots.
help (someone) on
To assist in putting on a piece of clothing: Help your grandmother on with her coat.
[Middle English helpen, from Old English helpan.]
help′er n.
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help
(hɛlp)vb
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. (tr) to assist (a person) to go in a specified direction: help the old lady up from the chair.
4. to promote or contribute to: to help the relief operations.
5. to cause improvement in (a situation, person, etc): crying won't help.
6. (tr; preceded by can, could, etc; usually used with a negative)
a. 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.
7. to alleviate (an illness, etc)
8. (tr) to serve (a customer): can I help you, madam?.
9.
a. to serve (someone with food, etc) (usually in the phrase help oneself): may I help you to some more vegetables?; help yourself to peas.
b. to provide (oneself with) without permission: he's been helping himself to money out of the petty cash.
10. cannot help but to be unable to do anything else except: I cannot help but laugh.
11. help a person off with to assist a person in the removal of (clothes)
12. help a person on with to assist a person in the putting on of (clothes)
13. so help me
a. on my honour
b. no matter what: so help me, I'll get revenge.
n
14. the act of helping, or being helped, or a person or thing that helps: she's a great help.
15. a helping
16. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms)
a. 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.
interj
used to ask for assistance
[Old English helpan; related to Old Norse hjalpa, Gothic hilpan, Old High German helfan]
ˈhelpable adj
ˈhelper n
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help
(hɛlp)v.t.
1. to save; rescue; succor: Help me, I'm falling!
2. to contribute to; facilitate or promote: to help desegregation.
3. to be useful or profitable to: Your knowledge of languages will help you in your career.
4. to refrain from; avoid (usu. prec. by can or cannot): I can't help teasing him about it.
5. to prevent or stop (usu. prec. by can or cannot): The disagreement could not be helped.
6. to make less unpleasant or monotonous; improve: A new rug might help the room.
7. to relieve (someone) in need, sickness, pain, or distress: to help the poor.
8. to alleviate; remedy: Nothing seems to help my headache.
9. to serve food or drink to: Help her to salad.
10. to serve or wait on (a customer), as in a store.
v.i. 11. to give aid; be of service or advantage: Every little bit helps.
12. help out, to assist, as during a time of need.
n. 13. the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
14. a person or thing that helps: You were a tremendous help after the fire.
15. a hired helper; employee.
16. a body of such helpers.
17. a domestic servant or a farm laborer.
18. means of remedying, stopping, or preventing: There is no help for it now.
19. Older Use. helping.
interj. 20. (used as an exclamation to call for assistance or to attract attention.)
Idioms: 1. cannot or can't help but, to be unable to refrain from or avoid; be obliged to: Still, you can't help but admire her.
2. help oneself to,
a. to serve oneself with: Help yourself to the cake.
b. to take or use without asking permission; appropriate.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English helpan, c. Old Saxon helpan, Old High German helfan, Old Norse hjalpa, Gothic hilpan]
help′a•ble, adj.
help′er, n.
syn: help, aid, assist, succor agree in the idea of furnishing someone with something that is needed. help implies furnishing anything that furthers one's efforts or satisfies one's needs: I helped her plan the party. aid and assist, somewhat more formal, imply a furthering or seconding of another's efforts. aid suggests an active helping; assist suggests less need and less help: to aid the poor; to assist a teacher in the classroom. To succor, still more formal and literary, is to give timely help and relief to someone in difficulty or distress: Succor him in his hour of need.
usage: cannot help but has been condemned by some as the ungrammatical version of cannot help followed by the present participle: You cannot help admiring her. The idiom cannot help but is so common in all types of speech and writing, however, that it must be characterized as standard.
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help
1. 'help' as a transitive verb
If you help someone, you make something easier for them. When help has this meaning, it can be followed by an infinitive, with or without to. For example, you can say 'I helped him to move the desk' or 'I helped him move the desk'. There is no difference in meaning.
We must try to help students to have confidence in their ability.
Something went wrong with his machine so I helped him fix it.
2. 'help' as an intransitive verb
You can also use help as an intransitive verb, followed by an infinitive with or without to. If someone helps do something or helps to do it, they help other people to do it.
I used to help cook the meals for the children.
The taxi driver helped to carry the bags into the hotel.
If something helps do something or helps to do it, it makes it easier for that thing to be done.
The money helped pay the rent.
This policy helped to improve the competitiveness of American exports.
Be Careful!
Don't use an -ing form after help. Don't say, for example, 'I helped moving the desk' or 'I helped him moving the desk'.
3. 'cannot help'
If you cannot help doing something, you are unable to prevent yourself from doing it.
I couldn't help teasing him a little.
Be Careful!
Don't use a to-infinitive after cannot help. Don't say, for example, 'I couldn't help to tease him a little'.
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Past participle: helped
Gerund: helping
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| Noun | 1. |  help - 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"activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" self-help - the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else facilitation - act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something helping hand, hand - physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores" recourse, refuge, resort - act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort" thanks - with the help of or owing to; "thanks to hard work it was a great success" ministration, succor, succour, relief - assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims" lift - the act of giving temporary assistance service - an act of help or assistance; "he did them a service" accommodation - the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need boost, encouragement - the act of giving hope or support to someone comfort - assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal; "it gave comfort to the enemy" support - aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support" |
| 2. |  help - 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"coadjutor - an assistant to a bishop worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker" accomplice, confederate - a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) bat boy - (baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipment dental assistant - an assistant to a dentist deputy, lieutenant - an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent actor's assistant, dresser - a wardrobe assistant for an actor event planner - someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials) facilitator - someone who makes progress easier flower girl - a young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession girl Friday - a female assistant who has a range of duties enforcer, hatchet man - one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior birthing coach, doula, labor coach, monitrice - an assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes underboss - an assistant or second-in-command to a chief (especially in a crime syndicate) fashion model, manakin, mannequin, mannikin, manikin, model - a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" poser, model - a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos" paraprofessional - a trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional powder monkey - someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship) prompter, theater prompter - someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech secretarial assistant, secretary - an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization sidesman - (Church of England) an assistant to the churchwarden; collects offerings of money in the church subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier - an assistant subject to the authority or control of another whipper-in - huntsman's assistant in managing the hounds | |
| 3. |  help - a resource; "visual aids in teaching"resource - a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed; "the local library is a valuable resource" | |
| 4. | help - a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it" helpfulness - the property of providing useful assistance | |
| Verb | 1. |  help - 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"facilitate, alleviate, ease - make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge" wait on, attend to, assist, attend, serve - work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years" benefact - help as a benefactor; "The father benefacted his daughter in more ways than she was aware of" help out - be of help, as in a particular situation of need; "Can you help out tonight with the dinner guests?" subserve - be helpful or useful avail - be of use to, be useful to; "It will avail them to dispose of their booty" bootstrap - help oneself, often through improvised means |
| 2. |  help - improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"cure, bring around, heal - provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to" ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" | |
| 3. | help - be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents" serve - contribute or conduce to; "The scandal served to increase his popularity" | |
| 4. | help - 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" | |
| 5. | help - help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself" | |
| 6. | help - contribute to the furtherance of; "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries" | |
| 7. | help - take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies" | |
| 8. | help - improve; change for the better; "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture" ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
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help
verb
1. (sometimes with out) aid, back, support, second, encourage, promote, assist, relieve, stand by, befriend, cooperate with, abet, lend a hand, succour, lend a helping hand, give someone a leg up (informal) If you're not willing to help me, I'll find somebody who will.
aid fight, bar, block, oppose, frustrate, discourage, foil, hinder, obstruct, impede, hobble
aid fight, bar, block, oppose, frustrate, discourage, foil, hinder, obstruct, impede, hobble
2. improve, ease, heal, cure, relieve, remedy, facilitate, alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate A cosmetic measure which will do nothing to help the situation long term.
improve aggravate, make worse, hurt, injure, harm, irritate
improve aggravate, make worse, hurt, injure, harm, irritate
3. assist, aid, support, give a leg up (informal) Martin helped Tanya over the rail.
4. resist, refrain from, avoid, control, prevent, withstand, eschew, keep from, abstain from, forbear I can't help feeling sorry for the poor man.
noun
1. assistance, aid, support, service, advice, promotion, guidance, cooperation, helping hand Thanks very much for your help.
assistance opposition, obstruction, hindrance, block, discouragement
assistance opposition, obstruction, hindrance, block, discouragement
2. remedy, cure, relief, corrective, balm, salve, succour, restorative There is no help for him and no doctor on this earth could save him.
help yourself to something (Informal) take, steal, appropriate, pocket, trouser (slang), swipe (informal), knock off (slang), pilfer (informal), purloin, snaffle (informal) Has somebody helped himself to some film star's diamonds?
Quotations
"Often we can help each other most by leaving each other alone; at other times we need the hand-grasp and the word of cheer" [Elbert Hubbard The Note Book]
"Often we can help each other most by leaving each other alone; at other times we need the hand-grasp and the word of cheer" [Elbert Hubbard The Note Book]
Proverbs
"God helps them that help themselves"
"Many hands make light work"
"God helps them that help themselves"
"Many hands make light work"
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help
verb1. To give support or assistance.Also used with out:
Idioms: give a hand, give a leg up.
1. The act or an instance of helping:
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[help]A. N
1. (= assistance) → ayuda f
thanks for your help → gracias por ayudarme, gracias por tu ayuda
the books were not much help → los libros no me sirvieron de mucho
to ask (sb) for help → pedir ayuda (a algn)
he is beyond help → ya no se puede hacer nada por él
to call for help (= ask for help) → pedir ayuda or auxilio; (= shout for help) → pedir ayuda or auxilio a gritos
to come to sb's help → acudir en ayuda or auxilio de algn
financial help → ayuda f económica
to get help he rushed off to get help → salió corriendo en busca de ayuda
you'll get no help from me → yo no te pienso ayudar
to go to sb's help → acudir en ayuda or auxilio de algn
you've been a great help to me → me has ayudado muchísimo
you're a great help! (iro) → ¡valiente ayuda!
medical help → asistencia f médica
it's no help (to say that) → no sirve de nada (decir eso)
there's no help for it but to → no hay más remedio que + subjun
to be of help to sb → ayudar a algn
can I be of help? → ¿puedo ayudar?
I was glad to be of help → me alegré de poder ayudar
you should seek professional help → deberías consultar a un profesional, deberías pedir asesoramiento
to shout for help → pedir ayuda or auxilio a gritos
I could use some help → una ayudita no me vendría mal
with the help of → con la ayuda de
with his brother's help → con la ayuda de su hermano
with the help of a knife → con un cuchillo, ayudándose con un cuchillo
thanks for your help → gracias por ayudarme, gracias por tu ayuda
the books were not much help → los libros no me sirvieron de mucho
to ask (sb) for help → pedir ayuda (a algn)
he is beyond help → ya no se puede hacer nada por él
to call for help (= ask for help) → pedir ayuda or auxilio; (= shout for help) → pedir ayuda or auxilio a gritos
to come to sb's help → acudir en ayuda or auxilio de algn
financial help → ayuda f económica
to get help he rushed off to get help → salió corriendo en busca de ayuda
you'll get no help from me → yo no te pienso ayudar
to go to sb's help → acudir en ayuda or auxilio de algn
you've been a great help to me → me has ayudado muchísimo
you're a great help! (iro) → ¡valiente ayuda!
medical help → asistencia f médica
it's no help (to say that) → no sirve de nada (decir eso)
there's no help for it but to → no hay más remedio que + subjun
to be of help to sb → ayudar a algn
can I be of help? → ¿puedo ayudar?
I was glad to be of help → me alegré de poder ayudar
you should seek professional help → deberías consultar a un profesional, deberías pedir asesoramiento
to shout for help → pedir ayuda or auxilio a gritos
I could use some help → una ayudita no me vendría mal
with the help of → con la ayuda de
with his brother's help → con la ayuda de su hermano
with the help of a knife → con un cuchillo, ayudándose con un cuchillo
B. VT
1. (= aid, assist) → ayudar
he got his brother to help him → consiguió que su hermano lo ayudara
that won't help you → eso no te va a servir de nada, eso no te va a ayudar
can I help you? (in shop) → ¿qué deseaba?, ¿en qué le puedo servir?
to help (to) do sth → ayudar a hacer algo
to help sb (to) do sth → ayudar a algn a hacer algo
to help each other/one another → ayudarse el uno al otro
to help sb across the road → ayudar a algn a cruzar la calle
to help sb to their feet → ayudar a algn a levantarse
to help sb on/off with his coat → ayudar a algn a ponerse/quitarse el abrigo
I couldn't stand so he helped me up → no me podía poner de pie así que él me ayudó
let me help you with that suitcase → deja que te ayude or que te eche una mano con esa maleta
so help me God (as part of oath) → y que Dios me ayude
so help me, I'll kill him! → ¡te lo juro que lo mato!
he got his brother to help him → consiguió que su hermano lo ayudara
that won't help you → eso no te va a servir de nada, eso no te va a ayudar
can I help you? (in shop) → ¿qué deseaba?, ¿en qué le puedo servir?
to help (to) do sth → ayudar a hacer algo
to help sb (to) do sth → ayudar a algn a hacer algo
to help each other/one another → ayudarse el uno al otro
to help sb across the road → ayudar a algn a cruzar la calle
to help sb to their feet → ayudar a algn a levantarse
to help sb on/off with his coat → ayudar a algn a ponerse/quitarse el abrigo
I couldn't stand so he helped me up → no me podía poner de pie así que él me ayudó
let me help you with that suitcase → deja que te ayude or que te eche una mano con esa maleta
so help me God (as part of oath) → y que Dios me ayude
so help me, I'll kill him! → ¡te lo juro que lo mato!
3. (= avoid) → evitar
"why are you laughing?" - "I can't help it" → -¿por qué te ríes? -no lo puedo evitar
I can't help it, I just don't like him → es superior a mí, me cae mal
"it's rather late now" - "I can't help that, you should have come earlier" → -ahora es bastante tarde -no es mi culpa, tenías que haber llegado antes
it can't be helped → no hay más remedio, ¿qué se le va a hacer?
he won't if I can help it → si de mí depende, no lo hará
can I help it if it rains? → ¿es mi culpa si llueve?
don't spend more than you can help → no gastes más de lo necesario
you can't help feeling sorry for him → no puede uno (por) menos de sentir lástima por él
"why are you laughing?" - "I can't help it" → -¿por qué te ríes? -no lo puedo evitar
I can't help it, I just don't like him → es superior a mí, me cae mal
"it's rather late now" - "I can't help that, you should have come earlier" → -ahora es bastante tarde -no es mi culpa, tenías que haber llegado antes
it can't be helped → no hay más remedio, ¿qué se le va a hacer?
he won't if I can help it → si de mí depende, no lo hará
can I help it if it rains? → ¿es mi culpa si llueve?
don't spend more than you can help → no gastes más de lo necesario
you can't help feeling sorry for him → no puede uno (por) menos de sentir lástima por él
4. to help o.s
4.1. (= assist o.s.) → ayudarse a sí mismo
don't think about helping others, think about helping yourself → no pienses en ayudar a los demás, piensa en ayudarte a ti mismo
you won't help yourself by keeping silent → no te vas a hacer ningún favor guardando el silencio
God helps those who help themselves → a Dios rogando y con el mazo dando
don't think about helping others, think about helping yourself → no pienses en ayudar a los demás, piensa en ayudarte a ti mismo
you won't help yourself by keeping silent → no te vas a hacer ningún favor guardando el silencio
God helps those who help themselves → a Dios rogando y con el mazo dando
C. VI → ayudar
I was only trying to help → sólo intentaba ayudar
that doesn't help much → eso no sirve de mucho
it helps if you plan ahead → resulta más fácil si haces los planes por adelantado
every little helps → todo ayuda
I was only trying to help → sólo intentaba ayudar
that doesn't help much → eso no sirve de mucho
it helps if you plan ahead → resulta más fácil si haces los planes por adelantado
every little helps → todo ayuda
help along VT + ADV she has done much to help these negotiations along → ha contribuido considerablemente a que las negociaciones sigan adelante
help out
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help
(help) verb1. to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful. Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.ayudar
2. to play a part in something; to improve or advance. Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.ayudar, contribuir
5. (with can(not), ~could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something. He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?no poder evitar
noun1. the act of helping, or the result of this. Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?ayuda
2. someone or something that is useful. You're a great help to me.ayuda
4. (usually with no) a way of preventing something. Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made – there's no help for it now. no hay nada que hacer, no hay remedio, no hay vuelta atrás
ˈhelper nounˈhelpful adjectiveˈhelpfully adverbˈhelpfulness nounˈhelping nounˈhelpless adjective needing the help of other people; unable to do anything for oneself. A baby is almost completely helpless.desamparado; indefenso, desvalido
ˈhelplessly adverbˈhelplessness nounhelp oneself1. (with to) to give oneself or take (food etc). Help yourself to another piece of cake; `Can I have a pencil?' `Certainly – help yourself; He helped himself to (= stole) my jewellery.servirse
2. (with cannot, ~could not) to be able to stop (oneself). I burst out laughing when he told me – I just couldn't help myself.contenerse, controlarse
help out to help (a person), usually for a short time because the person is in some difficulty. I help out in the shop from time to time; Could you help me out by looking after the baby? echar una mano, ayudar
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help
→ ¡socorro! , ayuda , ayudarMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
help
n. ayuda, asistencia, socorro, auxilio;
v. ayudar, asistir, auxiliar; remediar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- Could you help me with my luggage, please? (US)
Can you help me with my luggage, please? (UK) → ¿Me ayuda con el equipaje, por favor? - Can you help me? → ¿Puede ayudarme?
- Help! → ¡Socorro!
- Get help quickly! (US)
Fetch help quickly! (UK) → Vaya a buscar ayuda, ¡rápido! - Can you help me get on, please? → ¿Puede ayudarme a subir, por favor?
- Can you help me, please? → ¿Puede ayudarme, por favor?
- Help yourself! → ¡Sírvase usted mismo!
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help
interj ¡Auxilio! ¡Socorro!; n ayuda, auxilio; vt, vi ayudarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.