What does “help” mean?
- 1
verbto make it easier for someone to do something
Can you help me carry these bags?
- 2
nounsupport or assistance given to someone
Thanks for your help with the move.
Help at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb & noun
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /hɛlp/ · HELP
How to use “help” correctly
After “help”, you can use the verb with or without “to”: “She helped me (to) find it.” “Can’t help + -ing” means you can’t stop yourself: “I can’t help laughing.”
Common phrases with “help”
- help sb (to) do sth
- ask for help
- can’t help doing sth
- need help
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- assist
- aid
- support
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- hinder
Word family
- helpful
- helpless
- helper
- helping
“help” is on these word lists
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