help
To make it easier for someone to do something by giving them what they need.
To make it easier for someone to do something or for something to happen by offering one's services, resources, or knowledge.
Things you do or give to make it easier for someone to do something.
The act of making it easier for someone to do something, or the resources provided for this purpose.
To stop something bad from happening to you or other people.
To take action to stop something bad from happening to oneself or others.
To make it easier for something to happen.
To contribute to making a process, situation, or result occur more easily or quickly.
- Base: help
- Plural: help, helps
- Base: help
- 3rd Person Singular: helps
- Present Participle: helping
- Past: helped
can't help (doing something)
1Unable to stop oneself doing something
To be unable to stop yourself from doing something.
- I can't help laughing when I see that movie.
- He couldn't help falling in love with her.
help out
2Assist someone with a task
To give someone support or do a part of their work, especially for a short time.
- Can you help out in the kitchen tonight?
- She helped out at the local animal shelter over the weekend.
so help me (God)
4Strong promise or threat (truth/action)
Used to say you really mean what you are saying, sometimes as a threat.
- So help me God, if you touch my car...
- I will finish this project today, so help me God.
help yourself
3Take what you want (offered)
To take food, drink, or something else that is offered, without asking again.
- Please help yourself to some cake.
- Please help yourself to some cookies.
- They told us to help ourselves to drinks in the fridge.
- If you're hungry, help yourself from the fridge.