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help

/ˈhɛlp/

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verb

helps; helped; helping

to do something that makes it easier for someone to do a job, to deal with a problem, etc. :to aid or assist someone [+ obj]

Let me help you with that box. = Let me help you lift/carry that box.

help a child with her homework = help a child (to) do her homework

I helped her up/down the stairs. [=I gave her support so that she could go up/down the stairs]

Help me! I'm drowning! [no obj]

Don't blame me: I was only trying to help!

She helped (to) set the table.

Help! Somebody call the police!

to make something less severe :to make something more pleasant or easier to deal with [+ obj]

Rest helps a cold.

She took an aspirin to help her headache.

Some color would really help [=improve] this room.

Humor often helps a tense situation. [no obj]

Yelling doesn't help.

It's not much money, but every little bit helps. - often followed by to + verb

It helps to know you care. [=I feel better because I know that you care]

[+ obj] to give (yourself or another person) food or drink

There's plenty of food, so help yourself. [=take as much food as you would like] - often + to

He helped his neighbor to a glass of wine.

Help yourself to whatever you'd like.

b informal :to take something for (yourself) without permission

He saw the money lying on the table, and he helped himself. [=he took the money]

usually + to

He helped himself to the money.

can help

If you can help something, you can prevent it from happening.

Can I help it [=is it my fault] if no one listens to my advice?

There will be no more layoffs. At least not if I can help it. [=if I can prevent it; if it is up to me]

cannot help

If you cannot help yourself, you cannot control your actions or stop yourself from doing something.

I know I shouldn't eat any more, but I can't help myself.

They knew they shouldn't go, but they couldn't help themselves.

If you cannot help something, you cannot stop it or prevent it.

I can't help loving you.

I know I shouldn't be angry, but I can't help itit's just the way I feel.

If you cannot help doing something or cannot help but do something, you cannot stop yourself from doing it.

I couldn't help having some dessert.

We couldn't help laughing. = We couldn't help but laugh.

Something that cannot be helped cannot be avoided.

It's too bad that we have to leave, but it can't be helped.

God/Lord/heaven help (someone)

used to express strong feelings of worry or concern about what is happening or could happen

If he ever gets control of the country, Lord help us!

Heaven help you [=you will be in trouble] when he finds out you dented the car.

help off/on

[phrasal verb]

help (someone) off/on with (something) :to do something that makes it easier for (someone) to put on or take off (clothing, shoes, etc.)

Let me help you off with your boots.

He helped her on with her coat.

help out

[phrasal verb]

help out or help (someone) out or help out (someone) :to do something so another person's job or task is easier

I can't do this myself. Won't someone please help me out?

I sometimes help out in the kitchen.

He helped out with the bills whenever he could. [=he helped pay the bills whenever he could]

so help me (God)

used to stress that a statement is serious and truthful

I'm going on a diet and, so help me, this time I'll stick to it!

noun

plural help

[noncount] activities or efforts that make it easier to do a job, deal with a problem, etc.

He thanked us for our help.

I could use some help with the dishes.

We could hear shouts for help coming from the house.

a help menu/screen [=a part of a computer program that gives instructions and information about how to use the program]

something (such as money or advice) that is given to someone who needs it

I couldn't have bought this house without financial help. [=without money given to me by someone else]

She is very unhappy and needs some serious/professional help. [=she should see a counselor or psychologist to help her with her problems]

[singular] :someone or something that makes it easier to do a job, deal with a problem, etc.

She has always been a real help (to me) in times of trouble.

He's been more of a hindrance than a help.

[noncount] the fact of being useful to someone

You've been (of) no help at all to me. [=you haven't helped me at all]

the state of being helped

Is there any help for us? [=is there anything that can be done to help us?]

The situation is beyond help. [=nothing can be done to improve the situation]

(Brit) There was no help for it but to tell her parents. [=there was no way to avoid telling her parents]

[plural] :servants or paid workers

We need to hire additional help.

The help have already left for the day.

It's hard to find good help.

(US) I looked through the help wanted ads. [=the part of the newspaper in which jobs are advertised]

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