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help
verb
to
make
it
easier
for
someone
to
do
something
by
giving
assistance
,
advice
,
or
support
•
Could
you
help
me
carry
these
boxes
upstairs
?
Could
you
help
me
carry
these
boxes
upstairs
?
•
She
always
helps
her
little
brother
with
his
homework
.
She
always
helps
her
little
brother
with
his
homework
.
Old
English
helpan
“
to
assist
,
benefit
,
do
good
to
,”
of
Germanic
origin
;
related
to
Dutch
helpen
and
German
helfen
.
noun
-
help
the
act
of
assisting
someone
or
the
assistance
that
is
given
•
Thanks
for
your
help
with
the
project
.
Thanks
for
your
help
with
the
project
.
•
She
asked
her
neighbor
for
help
when
her
car
wouldn't
start
.
She
asked
her
neighbor
for
help
when
her
car
wouldn't
start
.
verb
-
help
to
make
it
easier
for
someone
to
do
something
or
solve
a
problem
by
giving
your
effort
,
time
,
advice
,
or
resources
•
Could
you
help
me
carry
these
boxes
up
the
stairs
?
Could
you
help
me
carry
these
boxes
up
the
stairs
?
•
A
volunteer
helps
the
elderly
man
cross
the
busy
street
.
A
volunteer
helps
the
elderly
man
cross
the
busy
street
.
Old
English
helpan
“
to
assist
,
succor
,”
from
Proto-Germanic
*helpanan
.
noun
-
help
the
act
of
making
it
easier
for
someone
to
do
something
;
assistance
or
support
•
Thank
you
for
your
help
;
I
couldn't
have
finished
on
time
.
Thank
you
for
your
help
;
I
couldn't
have
finished
on
time
.
•
If
you
need
any
help
,
press
the
blue
button
.
If
you
need
any
help
,
press
the
blue
button
.
From
the
verb
'help'
,
used
as
a
mass
noun
since
Old
English
times
.
verb
to
make
a
situation
better
or
easier
;
to
be
useful
or
effective
•
Drinking
water
will
help
you
feel
better
when
you
have
a
cold
.
Drinking
water
will
help
you
feel
better
when
you
have
a
cold
.
•
Turning
off
the
lights
helps
save
energy
.
Turning
off
the
lights
helps
save
energy
.
interjection
used
to
cry
out
when
you
need
immediate
assistance
or
are
in
danger
•
Help
!
My
foot
is
stuck
between
the
rocks
!
Help
!
My
foot
is
stuck
between
the
rocks
!
•
She
shouted
,
'Help
!
I
can't
swim
!
'
She
shouted
,
'Help
!
I
can't
swim
!
'
interjection
used
as
a
loud
call
when
you
are
in
danger
or
urgently
need
assistance
•
She
screamed
,
'Help
!
'
when
she
saw
smoke
filling
the
kitchen
.
She
screamed
,
'Help
!
'
when
she
saw
smoke
filling
the
kitchen
.
•
Help
!
I
can't
swim
!
Help
!
I
can't
swim
!
From
the
verb
'help'
,
used
as
a
cry
since
Middle
English
.
verb
used
with
‘
can
’
t/cannot
’
to
mean
to
be
unable
to
stop
yourself
from
doing
something
•
I
can
’
t
help
laughing
at
his
jokes
.
I
can
’
t
help
laughing
at
his
jokes
.
•
She
couldn
’
t
help
crying
during
the
sad
movie
.
She
couldn
’
t
help
crying
during
the
sad
movie
.
noun
a
person
who
assists
,
especially
someone
employed
to
do
work
•
The
farmer
hired
extra
help
during
the
harvest
.
The
farmer
hired
extra
help
during
the
harvest
.
•
Our
new
kitchen
help
is
learning
the
recipes
quickly
.
Our
new
kitchen
help
is
learning
the
recipes
quickly
.
noun
-
help
people
employed
to
do
household
or
manual
work
,
especially
in
someone
’
s
home
or
small
business
•
The
wealthy
family
hired
extra
help
for
the
holiday
party
.
The
wealthy
family
hired
extra
help
for
the
holiday
party
.
•
Grandpa
still
calls
the
farm
workers
'the
help'
.
Grandpa
still
calls
the
farm
workers
'the
help'
.
Extension
of
the
noun
'help'
to
mean
the
people
who
give
assistance
,
first
recorded
in
17th-century
American
English
.
helpful
adjective
giving
useful
assistance
or
making
a
task
or
situation
easier
•
The
instructions
in
the
manual
were
very
helpful
.
The
instructions
in
the
manual
were
very
helpful
.
•
Drinking
water
can
be
helpful
when
you
have
a
headache
.
Drinking
water
can
be
helpful
when
you
have
a
headache
.
Formed
from
the
noun
“
help
”
+
the
adjective-forming
suffix
“
-ful
”
meaning
“
full
of
.”
First
recorded
in
late
Middle
English
(
15th
century
).
adjective
willing
and
ready
to
assist
other
people
•
The
hotel
staff
were
extremely
helpful
during
our
stay
.
The
hotel
staff
were
extremely
helpful
during
our
stay
.
•
Mia
is
always
helpful
when
someone
needs
advice
.
Mia
is
always
helpful
when
someone
needs
advice
.
Same
formation
as
the
principal
sense
: “
help
”
+
“
-ful
,”
but
used
of
a
person
’
s
character
from
late
16th
century
onward
.
