help
Action given to provide assistanceAction given to provide assistance; aid.
» The strong must help the weak.
Die Starken müssen den Schwachen helfen.
Сильный должен помогать слабому.
Сильні повинні допомогати слабким.
Meaning
6 senses(uncountable, usually)Action given to provide assistance; aid.
I need some help with my homework.
Hilfe, Beistand
по́мощьpómoščʹ
допомо́гаdopomóha, по́мічpómič
(uncountable, usually)Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
He was a great help to me when I was moving house.
Hilfe, Helfer, Helferin
помо́щникpomóščnik, помо́щницаpomóščnica
помічни́кpomičnýk, помічни́цяpomičnýcja
(uncountable, usually)Documentation provided with computer software that could be accessed using the computer.
I can't find anything in the help about rotating an image.
Hilfe
подска́зкаpodskázka, по́мощьpómoščʹ, спра́вочная систе́маsprávočnaja sistéma
(countable, usually)A study aid.
I've printed out a list of math helps.
(uncountable, usually)One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise.
The help is coming round this morning to clean.
Most of the hired help is seasonal, for the harvest.
Hausangestellter, Hausangestellte
помо́щникpomóščnik, помо́щницаpomóščnica, прислу́гаprislúga
(uncountable, usually)Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training.
His suicide attempts were a cry for help.
He really needs help in handling customer complaints.
- a means of serving
- a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
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
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English help, from Old English help (“help, aid, assistance, relief”), from PrFrom Middle English help, from Old English help (“help, aid, assistance, relief”), from Proto-Germanic *helpō (“help”), *hilpiz, *hulpiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelb-, *ḱelp- (“to help”).
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Forms
plural: helpsSynonyms
8 synonyms- a means of serving:availservice
- a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do:aidassistance
- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose:assistanthelpersupporter
- the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose:aidassistassistance
Word family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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