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- [help out]
- /hɛlp aʊt/
- /help ˈaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [help out]
- /hɛlp aʊt/
Definitions of help out words
- verb with object help out to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages. 1
- verb with object help out to save; rescue; succor: Help me, I'm falling! 1
- verb with object help out to make easier or less difficult; contribute to; facilitate: The exercise of restraint is certain to help the achievement of peace. 1
- verb with object help out to be useful or profitable to: Her quick mind helped her career. 1
- verb with object help out to refrain from; avoid (usually preceded by can or cannot): He can't help doing it. 1
- verb with object help out to relieve or break the uniformity of: Small patches of bright color can help an otherwise dull interior. 1
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Origin of help out
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English helpen, Old English helpan; cognate with German helfen
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Help out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
help out popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
help out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for help out
verb help out
- abet — If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- steady — firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
Antonyms for help out
verb help out
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
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