help

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help is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• enPR: hĕlp
• IPA: /hɛlp/
• SAMPA: /hElp/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
•  Audio (UK)^{help, file}

Verb

Plain form help

Third-person singular helps

Past tense helped

Past participle helped

Present participle helping

1. When someone helps another person do something, they do things to make it easier for the other person to do the thing, or they do part of it for them.

   Will you please help me wash the dishes?

Noun

Singular help

Plural helps

1. (uncountable) Help is the act of helping.

   Will you please give me some help? This is hard for just one person to do.

2. (uncountable) The help is people who work in a home cooking, cleaning, etc.

   The help arrives as 9 o' clock.

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