to help with
- phrasal verb
- /hɛlp wɪð/
- She always offers to help with my homework when I'm stuck.
- help with students
- help with children
- help with a problem
It helps with stress, It helps with hair growth so much.
- It helps with stress, It helps with hair growth so much.
- Lawrence wanted to help with getting this problem fixed.
- But I use this and it helps so much with post acne scars.
- I'm afraid that I cannot help with your rent anymore.
- But she says, you know, you can help me with this as well.
- This product really, really does help with that problem.
- And so that also helps her, you know, with her very, very long swims.
- And so, you know, moral philosophy can help out with this to some extent.
- So let A-Team help you with it, right?
- It's been it's been shown to help with so many markers of health.
Examples
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- Oh, hey, Mom, let me help you with these.
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And we have come to find out if you can help us with a problem.
Fiction book (1993) -
But she says, you know, you can help me with this as well.
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This product really, really does help with that problem.
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So if you can get someone to help you with process, do it.
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Do you think you could help me with my, like, form or whatever?
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Oh, let me help you with that...
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Lawrence wanted to help with getting this problem fixed.
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Take the check to my daughter, and help her with the paperwork and tax stuff.
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Sylvia, can you help me with this?
Synonyms
To do part of a task for someone who has trouble doing it
To do something for someone who cannot do it alone
To help someone or something in need
Give someone support with a task or problem when they need it
To help someone with a task
To give help to someone during a difficult time
To give someone support with a task or problem
To give help to people and countries in need
Antonyms
How Helpful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to assist someone in performing a task' is directly and compositionally derived from 'help' (to assist) combined with the preposition 'with' (marking the task or instrument), so a learner who knows both words can infer the MWE meaning. This verb + preposition pattern is common across languages and standard in English, making the construction predictable for a B1 learner.
Etymology
Help with comes from the simple image of one person standing beside another and working with them on a task while offering help. That's why help with means 'to assist' in doing a particular job.