help
A cry of distress or an urgent request for assistanceA cry of distress or an urgent request for assistance.
» The strong must help the weak.
Die Starken müssen den Schwachen helfen.
Сильный должен помогать слабому.
Сильні повинні допомогати слабким.
Meaning
2 sensesA cry of distress or an urgent request for assistance.
— Take that, you scoundrel. — Help! Robin, help!
Hilfe, zu Hilfe
помоги́теpomogíte, на по́мощь!na pómoščʹ!, спаси́те!spasíte!
ряту́йте!rjatújte!, допоможі́ть!dopomožítʹ!, на допомо́гу!na dopomóhu!
(Internet)A way to signal uncontrollable laughter; implying the risk of dying of laughter and needing assistance.
helpppp that's too funny, did she rlly say that?
Examples
28306 sentencesThe strong must help the weak.
Сильні повинні допомогати слабким.
ruСильный должен помогать слабому.
deDie Starken müssen den Schwachen helfen.
Please help yourself to the cake.
Будь ласка, пригощайся тортиком.
ruПожалуйста, угощайтесь тортиком.
deBitte bedienen Sie sich selbst beim Kuchen.
Please help yourself to the pizza.
Будь ласка, пригощайтесь піцою.
ruПожалуйста, угощайтесь пиццей.
deBitte, nehmt euch Pizza.
Did Tom help his mother yesterday?
Том учора допомагав мамі?
ruТом помог своей матери вчера?
deHat Tom gestern seiner Mutter geholfen?
Can you help me a little?
Можеш трохи допомогти мені?
ruМожете мне немного помочь?
deKannst du mir ein bisschen helfen?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English helpen, from Old English helpan (“to help, aid, assist, benefit, relieFrom Middle English helpen, from Old English helpan (“to help, aid, assist, benefit, relieve, cure”), from Proto-West Germanic *helpan, Proto-Germanic *helpaną (“to help”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelb-, *ḱelp- (“to help”).
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Collocations
12 patterns- able to help
- willing to help
- going to help
- want to help
- trying to help
- without your help
- without any help
- without some help
- can't help
- some help
- supposed to help
- need your help