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English noun: help | |||
| 1. | help (act) the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | ||
| Samples | He gave me an assist with the housework. Could not walk without assistance. Rescue party went to their aid. Offered his help in unloading. | ||
| Synonyms | aid, assist, assistance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accommodation, boost, comfort, encouragement, facilitation, hand, helping hand, lift, ministration, recourse, refuge, relief, resort, self-help, service, succor, succour, support, thanks | ||
| 2. | help (person) a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | ||
| Samples | My invaluable assistant. They hired additional help to finish the work. | ||
| Synonyms | assistant, helper, supporter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | worker | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accomplice, actor's assistant, aide, attendant, attender, auxiliary, bat boy, birthing coach, cat's-paw, chief assistant, coadjutor, confederate, dental assistant, deputy, doula, dresser, enforcer, event planner, facilitator, fashion model, flower girl, foot soldier, girl Friday, hatchet man, instrument, labor coach, lieutenant, man Friday, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, model, model, monitrice, paraprofessional, pawn, poser, powder monkey, prompter, right-hand man, secretarial assistant, secretary, sidesman, subordinate, subsidiary, tender, theater prompter, underboss, underling, water boy, waterer, whipper-in | ||
| 3. | help (attribute) a resource | ||
| Samples | Visual aids in teaching. | ||
| Synonyms | aid, assistance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | resource | ||
| 4. | help (attribute) a means of serving | ||
| Samples | Of no avail. There's no help for it. | ||
| Synonyms | avail, service | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | helpfulness | ||
English verb: help | |||
| 1. | help (social) give help or assistance; be of service | ||
| Samples | Everyone helped out during the earthquake. Can you help me carry this table?. She never helps around the house. | ||
| Examples | They help him to write the letter | ||
| Synonyms | aid, assist | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | back up, support | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alleviate, assist, attend, attend to, avail, benefact, bootstrap, care, ease, expedite, facilitate, give care, hasten, help out, serve, subserve, succor, succour, wait on | ||
| 2. | help (body) improve the condition of | ||
| Samples | These pills will help the patient. | ||
| Synonyms | aid | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | benefit, bring around, cure, do good, heal | ||
| 3. | help (stative) be of use | ||
| Samples | This will help to prevent accidents. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot help Sue | ||
| Synonyms | facilitate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE. It ----s that CLAUSE. Something ----s INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | serve | ||
| 4. | help (stative) abstain from doing; always used with a negative | ||
| Samples | I can't help myself--I have to smoke. She could not help watching the sad spectacle. | ||
| Synonyms | help oneself | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | forbear, refrain | ||
| 5. | help (consumption) help to some food; help with food or drink | ||
| Samples | I served him three times, and after that he helped himself. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot help Sue | ||
| Synonyms | serve | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cater, ply, provide, supply | ||
| Verb group | dish, dish out, dish up, serve, serve up | ||
| 6. | help (social) contribute to the furtherance of | ||
| Samples | This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advance, boost, encourage, further, promote | ||
| 7. | help (consumption) take or use | ||
| Samples | She helped herself to some of the office supplies. | ||
| Examples | They help themselves | ||
| Synonyms | avail | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exploit, work | ||
| 8. | help (change) improve; change for the better | ||
| Samples | New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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