help

Examples

• All

• I need your help.

  Jack Be Nimble (1993)

• Arthur needs all the help he can get.

  Love Don’t Fade Away (2023)

• So it's a big, big, big help, big, big help, big help.

• That is, you need some help, ask for help.

  Adam Savage’s Tested

• Then you should come get medical help now.

  The Diary Of A CEO

• Do you need help changing?

  Harmony (2022)

• I need your help very much.

  Rampage (1987)

• Do you need help with your bags?

  Unfavorable Odds (2022)

• I can't imagine trying to do this work without the help of the Department of Literacy.

  Academic text (2015)

• In her time of need, she received help from her friends and family.

Synonyms

S

service

vshelp

∞ 1.6

Work done to help other people, often as a job

is the act of making things easier personally, not primarily a paid job

H

hand

vshelp

• Informal

∞ 1.0

Help that someone gives to another person to do a task

is the act of making something easier in general, not only during a task

S

support

vshelp

∞ 1.0

Help for a person or idea

is the act of making tasks easier rather than offering approval or encouragement

A

assistance

vshelp

947 1.0

Help given to someone that makes a task easier or gives money

is the general act of making tasks easier for someone

A

aid

vshelp

799 1.0

Help given to people or places in need

is the general act of making things easier at any time, not only emergencies

R

relief

vshelp

299 1.3

Help given to people after a disaster, like food or shelter

is the act of making things easier generally, not only reducing suffering

H

helping hand

vshelp

31 1.4

Someone who gives support when you need it

is the general act of making things easier, not only in urgent need

Antonyms

O

obstruction

222 4.8

Something that stops or slows progress and makes a task hard

Idioms

C

to can't help but groan

• Informal

7.2

To feel so annoyed or frustrated that you make a soft unhappy sound

C

to couldn't help but crow

• Informal

9.3

Be unable to stop yourself from bragging about a success

C

to couldn't help but drool

• Informal

7.4

Want food so much that you cannot stop your mouth from filling with saliva

C

to couldn't help but gawk

• Informal

8.2

To be unable to stop yourself from staring in a rude or amazed way

H

to help a lame dog over a stile

• Informal

9.9

To do something kind for a person in trouble

Compounds

S

self-help

44 3.6

To try to improve your life alone using books or courses

H

hired help

7 3.0

People who are paid to do house or farm work

H

help desk

• Specialized

3 3.0

A service that gives information and technical help to computer users

D

domestic help

1 2.6

A person paid to clean and cook in a home

K

kitchen help

1 2.5

A person who helps in a restaurant kitchen with preparing food and cleaning

H

help in kind

3.6

Help given as goods or services instead of money

H

help vampire

• Offensive

9.9

A person who always asks others for help but never tries to solve problems alone or help them back

H

help with digestion

3.0

Something that makes food break down in your stomach

H

home help

• UK

3.4

A person who helps older or disabled people with housework and shopping at home

S

signal for help

3.4

A sign or action that shows you need help in an emergency, like waving arms

How Helpful

rescue

730 1.0

help

∞ 1.0

support

∞ 1.0

assistance

947 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology