v.
- make it easier for (someone) to do something.
▸improve (a situation or problem); be of benefit to.
▸support (someone) to allow them to move in a specified direction:
I helped her up.
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(help someone to)
serve someone with (food or drink).
▸
(help oneself)
take something without permission.
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(can/could not help)
cannot or could not avoid.
▸
(can/could not help oneself)
cannot or could not stop oneself from acting in a certain way.
n.
- action or support that helps someone or something.
▸a source of such support.
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[as modifier]
Computing giving assistance to a user in the form of displayed instructions:
a help menu.
- a domestic servant or employee.
exclam.
used as an appeal for urgent assistance.
Phrase
- so help me
(God)
used to emphasize that one means what one is saying. - there is no help for it
there is no way of avoiding or remedying a situation.
Derivative
Etymology
OE helpan (v.), help (n.), of Gmc origin.