to help along
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2.9
- phrasal verb
- His father just gave him $500 to sort of help along because we're going to get married.
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Watch on YouTubeWell, your next move is to say, OK, we're going to help it along, right?
- Well, your next move is to say, OK, we're going to help it along, right?
- They mentor their students and continue to try and help nudge them along.
- People just giving you little tidbits to help you along your way, right?
- I'll jump into a pool and I'll learn how to swim and people will want to help me along the way.
- I could not get it to fully complete and I did have to give it some hints to help it along.
- And frankly, during the process of healing, it is a absolute blessing and it helps the healing along.
- But I just kept doing my fears and made those fears A superpower, and I think that's what's helped me along my career.
- It was kind of my spin on wrapping up the new year kind of spring cleaning in my brain and hopefully helping you guys along the way.
- I trusted and I And when I'm stuck and I don't know quite how to help someone else along, I pray and meditate and ask for guidance.
- OK, but yeah, just a lot of people she's helped along the way, but but she's always kept us in first priority.
- Each of us could misrepresent the other, or we could both try, and I do think we are in fact trying that, and I think Alex is helping along with that just just fine.
Examples
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Blog text (31) -
I think a preliminary vote here would help us along if nobody has anything new to say.
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Maybe we can help each other along.
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Sometimes you have to help it along.
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I have no idea how to help it along, and I hope it can manage without me.
Fiction book (2001) -
We had a contract, and all he did was help it along.
Fiction book (1994) -
The race has been a friendly rivalry, and the various groups have helped one another along the way.
Academic text (1998) -
And if I can help a few people along the way, then I'm pleased.
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And you've been kind enough to help me along with my journey.
Fiction book (1992) -
The teacher offered to help along the students who were struggling with the assignment.
Synonyms
605
1.0
To help someone by making a task easier
499
1.0
To do part of a task for someone who has trouble doing it
486
1.0
To do something for someone who cannot do it alone
438
1.0
To give someone support to do a task
187
4.9
To make a task or process easier and help it happen
182
1.3
Give someone support with a task or problem when they need it
28
1.3
To help someone with a task
28
2.7
To give help to someone during a difficult time
6
2.7
To give someone support with a task or problem
Antonyms
How Helpful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to assist or facilitate progress' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'help' (to assist) with 'along' (onward/progress). This verb + particle composition follows a common English pattern and is cross-linguistically intuitive, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Help along comes from the simple image of someone walking beside another and giving a little push or steady support. The parts help and along show support plus forward movement, so it means 'to assist' or 'to make progress easier'.