help

Meaning

to assist or aid someone in need

the action of helping someone to do something; assistance or support

To make it easier for someone to do something by offering services or resources.

Example Sentences

I help my mother with household chores.

The volunteer offered his help to carry the elderly woman's groceries to her car.

She helped her friend with the homework.

Example Expressions

help yourself

Synonyms

assist, aid, support, contribute, assistance, service, facilitate, guide

Entry 1

assist, aid, support, contribute

Entry 2

assistance, aid, support, service

Entry 3

assist, aid, support, facilitate, guide

Antonyms

hinder, obstruct, ignore, harm, hindrance, obstruction, interference

Entry 1

hinder, obstruct, ignore, harm

Entry 2

hindrance, obstruction, harm, interference

Entry 3

hinder, obstruct

Collocations

help others, help out, help with, help yourself, ask for help, offer help, need help, help someone, help to

Entry 1

help others, help out, help with, help yourself

Entry 2

ask for help, offer help, need help

Entry 3

help someone, help out, help with, help to