Help

[help] or [hɛlp]

Definition

(verb.) improve the condition of; 'These pills will help the patient'.

(verb.) give help or assistance; be of service; 'Everyone helped out during the earthquake'; 'Can you help me carry this table?'; 'She never helps around the house'.

(verb.) be of use; 'This will help to prevent accidents'.

(verb.) contribute to the furtherance of; 'This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries'.

(verb.) improve; change for the better; 'New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture'.

Inputed by Brenda--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man in his work; to help one to remember; -- the following infinitive is commonly used without to; as, "Help me scale yon balcony."

(v. t.) To furnish with the means of deliverance from trouble; as, to help one in distress; to help one out of prison.

(v. t.) To furnish with relief, as in pain or disease; to be of avail against; -- sometimes with of before a word designating the pain or disease, and sometimes having such a word for the direct object.

(v. t.) To change for the better; to remedy.

(v. t.) To prevent; to hinder; as, the evil approaches, and who can help it?

(v. t.) To forbear; to avoid.

(v. t.) To wait upon, as the guests at table, by carving and passing food.

(v. i.) To lend aid or assistance; to contribute strength or means; to avail or be of use; to assist.

(v. t.) Strength or means furnished toward promoting an object, or deliverance from difficulty or distress; aid; ^; also, the person or thing furnishing the aid; as, he gave me a help of fifty dollars.

(v. t.) Remedy; relief; as, there is no help for it.

(v. t.) A helper; one hired to help another; also, thew hole force of hired helpers in any business.

(v. t.) Specifically, a domestic servant, man or woman.

Editor: Randolph

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Relieve, succor, serve.[2]. Assist, support, aid, second, back, abet, co-operate with, take part with.[3]. Remedy, cure, heal.[4]. Prevent, hinder, withstand, resist, repress, control.[5]. Avoid, forbear, refrain from.

v. n. Lend aid, contribute assistance, give one a lift.

n. [1]. Assistance, aid, succor, support.[2]. Remedy, relief.[3]. Helper, assistant.[4]. [U. S.] Domestic, house-servant (particularly a maid-servant).

Edited by Hilda

Synonyms and Antonyms

[See HELP]

SYN:Aid, succor, remedy, prevent, avoid, assist, promote, cooperate, relieve,second

ANT:Oppose, obstruct, aggravate, incur

Edited by Allison

Definition

v.t. to support: to assist: to mitigate: to give means for doing anything: to provide or supply with: to remedy: to prevent to keep from.—v.i. to give assistance: to contribute:—pa.p. helped (B.) hōlp′en.—n. means or strength given to another for a purpose: assistance: relief: one who assists: (Amer.) a hired servant esp. a domestic.—n. Help′er one who helps: an assistant.—adj. Help′ful giving help: useful.—n. Help′fulness.—adj. Help′less without help or power in one's self: wanting assistance.—adv. Help′lessly.—ns. Help′lessness; Help′mate an assistant: a partner: a wife—also written Help′meet from Gen. ii. 18.—Help forward to assist in making progress; Help off to aid in disposing or getting rid of; Help on to forward to lift up; Help out to aid in finishing a task eking out a supply &c.; Help over to enable to surmount; Help to to aid in obtaining for some one; Help up to raise.—God help him a phrase implying extreme pity or commiseration.—So help me God a very strong asseveration implying the willingness of the speaker to let his chance of salvation depend upon his truthfulness.

Typed by Humphrey