English > help: 12 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose. |
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| Example | "offered his help in unloading" |
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| Synonyms | aid, assist, assistance |
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| Narrower | accommodation | The act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need |
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| boost, encouragement | The act of giving hope or support to someone |
| comfort | Assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal |
| facilitation | Act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something |
| hand, helping hand | Physical assistance |
| lift | The act of giving temporary assistance |
| recourse, resort, refuge | Act of turning to for assistance |
| relief, succor, succour, ministration | Assistance in time of difficulty |
| self-help | The act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else |
| service | An act of help or assistance |
| support | Aiding the cause or policy or interests of |
| thanks | With the help of or owing to |
| Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
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| Spanish | asistencia, auxilio, ayuda, socorro |
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| Catalan | ajuda, ajut, assistència |
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| Verbs | help | improve the condition of |
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| help | improve |
| help | give help or assistance |
| help | contribute to the furtherance of |
| help | be of use |
English > help: 12 senses > noun 2, person | Meaning | A person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose. |
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| Example | "they hired additional help to finish the work" |
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| Synonyms | assistant, helper, supporter |
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| Narrower | accomplice, confederate | A person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) |
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| aide, auxiliary | someone who acts as assistant |
| attendant, attender, tender | someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another |
| bat boy | (baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipment |
| coadjutor | An assistant to a bishop |
| dental assistant | An assistant to a dentist |
| deputy, lieutenant | An assistant with power to act when his superior is absent |
| dresser, actor's assistant | A wardrobe assistant for an actor |
| event planner | someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials) |
| facilitator | someone who makes progress easier |
| flower girl | A young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession |
| girl Friday | A female assistant who has a range of duties |
| hatchet man, enforcer | One whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior |
| instrument, pawn, cat's-paw | A person used by another to gain an end |
| labor coach, birthing coach, doula, monitrice | An assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes |
| mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model | A woman who wears clothes to display fashions |
| model, poser | A person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor |
| paraprofessional | A trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional |
| powder monkey | someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship) |
| prompter, theater prompter | someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech |
| right-hand man, chief assistant, man Friday | The most helpful assistant |
| secretary, secretarial assistant | An assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization |
| sidesman | (Church of England) an assistant to the churchwarden |
| subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier | An assistant subject to the authority or control of another |
| underboss | An assistant or second-in-command to a chief (especially in a crime syndicate) |
| water boy, waterer | An assistant who supplies drinking water |
| whipper-in | huntsman's assistant in managing the hounds |
| Broader | worker | A person who works at a specific occupation |
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| Spanish | asistente, auxiliar, ayudante |
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| Catalan | ajudant, assistente, assistent, auxiliar, dependent |
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| Verbs | help | give help or assistance |
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English > help: 12 senses > verb 1, social| Meaning | Give help or assistance; be of service. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
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| Model | They help him to write the letter |
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| Examples | - "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"
- "Can you help me carry this table?"
- "She never helps around the house"
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| Synonyms | assist, aid |
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| Narrower | avail | Be of use to, be useful to |
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| benefact | Help as a benefactor |
| bootstrap | help oneself, often through improvised means |
| care, give care | Provide care for |
| expedite, hasten | speed up the progress of |
| facilitate, ease, alleviate | make easier |
| help out | Be of help, as in a particular situation of need |
| serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assist | Work for or be a servant to |
| subserve | Be helpful or useful |
| succor, succour | Help in a difficult situation |
| Broader | support, back up | Give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to |
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| Spanish | asistir, auxiliar, ayudar |
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| Catalan | ajudar, assistir |
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| Nouns | help | the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose |
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| help | a resource |
| helper | a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) |
| helper, help | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose |
