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English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

FromMiddle Englishhelp, fromOld Englishhelp(“help, aid, assistance, relief”), fromProto-Germanic*helpō(“help”),*hilpiz,*hulpiz, fromProto-Indo-European*ḱelb-,*ḱelp-(“to help”).

Cognate withSaterland FrisianHälpe(“help”),West Frisianhelp(“help”),Cimbrianhölfe(“help”),Dutchhulp(“help”),GermanHilfe(“help, aid, assistance”),LuxembourgishHëllef(“help”),Mòchenohilf(“help”),Vilamovianhyłf(“help”),Yiddishהילף(hilf,“help”),Danishhjælp(“help”),Faroese,Icelandichjálp(“help”),Norwegian Bokmålhjelp(“help”),Norwegian Nynorskhjelp,hjølp(“help”),Swedishhjälp(“help”).

Noun

help (usuallyuncountable,pluralhelps)

  1. (uncountable) Action given to provideassistance;aid.
    I need somehelp with my homework.
  2. Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
    He was a greathelp to me when I was moving house.
  3. (computing)Documentation provided withcomputersoftware that could be accessed using the computer.
    I can't find anything in thehelp about rotating an image.
  4. (countable) Astudy aid.
    I've printed out a list of mathhelps.
    • c.2002, “Scripture Study Helps”, inThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints‎[1]:
      In 1979 the Church published a Latter-day Saint edition of the King James Version of the Bible in English. Included in this edition were numeroushelps to make a study of the scriptures more meaningful and rewarding.
  5. (usually uncountable) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise.
    Thehelp is coming round this morning to clean.
    Most of the hiredhelp is seasonal, for the harvest.
  6. (uncountable) Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training.
    His suicide attempts were a cry forhelp.
    He really needshelp in handling customer complaints.
    “He’s a real road-rager.” / “Yup, he really needshelp, maybe anger management.”
Usage notes
  • The sense “people employed to help in the maintenance of a house” is usually an uncountablemass noun. A countable form — “a hired help”, “two hired helps” — is attested, but now less common.Helper could be used if no more specific noun is available.
Quotations

For quotations using this term, seeCitations:help.

Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
action given to provide assistance
person or persons who provides assistance with some task
person employed to help in the maintenance of a house
textual support of a software application
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Etymology 2

FromMiddle Englishhelpen, fromOld Englishhelpan(“to help, aid, assist, benefit, relieve, cure”), fromProto-West Germanic*helpan,Proto-Germanic*helpaną(“to help”), fromProto-Indo-European*ḱelb-,*ḱelp-(“to help”).

Cognate withNorth Frisianhalep,heelpe,help(“to help”),Saterland Frisianhälpe(“to help”),West Frisianhelpe(“to help”),Cimbrianhölfan(“to help”),Dutchhelpen(“to help”),Germanhelfen(“to help”),Low Germanhelpen,hölpen,hülpen(“to help”),Luxembourgishhëllefen(“to help”),Yiddishהעלפֿן(helfn,“to help”),Danishhjælpe(“to help”),Faroese,Icelandichjálpa(“to help”),Norwegian Bokmålhjelpe(“to help”),Norwegian Nynorskhjelpa,hjelpe(“to help”),Swedishhjälpa(“to help”),Gothic𐌷𐌹𐌻𐍀𐌰𐌽(hilpan,“to help”),Lithuanianšelpti(“to help, support”).

Verb

help (third-person singular simple presenthelps,present participlehelping,simple pasthelpedor(archaic)holp,past participlehelpedor(archaic)holpor(archaic)holpen)

  1. (transitive) To provideassistance to (someone or something).
    Hehelped his grandfather cook breakfast.
    • 2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, inThe Economist, volume407, number8841, page76:
      Risk is everywhere.[…]For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you. “The Norm Chronicles”[…]aims tohelp data-phobes find their way through this blizzard of risks.
  2. (transitive) To assist (a person) in getting something, especially food or drink at table; used withto.
    It is polite tohelp your guests to food before serving yourself.
    Help yourself to whatever's in the fridge.
  3. (transitive) To contribute in some way to.
    The white paint on the wallshelps make the room look brighter.
    If you want to get a job, ithelps to have some prior experience.
    I've already taken three pills, but they don't seem tohelp my headache.
  4. (intransitive) To provide assistance.
    She was struggling with the groceries, so I offered tohelp.
    Please,help!
    • 1963,Margery Allingham, chapter 19, inThe China Governess: A Mystery, London:Chatto & Windus,→OCLC:
      As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager tohelp, and he stripped off his tunic at once.
    • 2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, inThe Economist, volume407, number8842, pages72–3:
      Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. Ithelps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.
  5. (transitive) Toavoid; toprevent; torefrain from; torestrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts withcan.
    We couldn’thelp noticing that you were late.
    We couldn’thelp but notice that you were late.
    She’s trying not to smile, but she can’thelp herself.
    Can Ihelp it if I'm so beautiful?
    Can Ihelp it that I fell in love with you?
    Are they going to beat us? Not if I canhelp it!
    She never does more than she canhelp.
  6. (Hong Kong, Singapore) To do something on thebehalf of someone.[2]
    Can youhelp me buy some groceries?
    Underlying meaning is “Can you go do the groceries for me?”
  7. (Singapore, Singlish, imperative) Toassist orsympathize with (the speaker);used to expressdispleasure,disappointment orexasperation.
    CompareMalaytolong(“help; please”) andHokkien導郎 /导郎(tō͘-lông,“help; please”)
    Helplah. ―Give me a break.
Usage notes
Conjugation
Conjugation ofhelp
infinitive(to)help
present tensepast tense
1st-personsingularhelphelped,holp†
2nd-personsingularhelp,helpest†helped,helpedst†,holp†
3rd-personsingularhelps,helpeth†helped,holp†
pluralhelp
subjunctivehelphelped,holp†
imperativehelp—
participleshelpinghelped,holpen†
Synonyms
Derived terms
Terms derived fromhelp (verb)
Translations
transitive: provide assistance to (someone or something)
contribute in some way to
intransitive: provide assistance
transitive: avoid or prevent
help in times of need or difficulty

Interjection

help!

  1. A cry of distress or an urgent request for assistance.
    — Take that, you scoundrel.
    —Help! Robin,help!
    (Robin Hood (1973))
  2. (Internetslang, text messaging) A way to signal uncontrollable laughter; implying the risk of dying of laughter and needing assistance.
    helpppp that's too funny, did she rlly say that?
Translations
cry of distress

References

  1. ^Hall, Joseph Sargent (2 March 1942), “3. The Consonants”, inThe Phonetics of Great Smoky Mountain Speech (American Speech: Reprints and Monographs; 4),New York:King's Crown Press,→DOI,→ISBN,§ 2, page88.
  2. ^Tony T.N. Hung (2012), chapter 7, in Ee-Ling Low, Azirah Hashim, editors,English in Southeast Asia: Features, policy and language in use, John Benjamins Publishing Company, page126: “In HKE, the implication is usually to do something on behalf of someone, and not just to assist someone in doing it. For example, when someone asks you “Can you help me wash the dishes?”, the expectation is that you will do it for (rather than with) that person.”

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

FromDutchhelpen, fromMiddle Dutchhelpen, fromOld Dutchhelpan, fromProto-West Germanic*helpan, fromProto-Germanic*helpaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

help (presenthelp,present participlehelpende,past participlegehelp)

  1. tohelp

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Interjection

help!

  1. help!
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Verb

help

  1. inflection ofhelpen:
    1. first-personsingularpresentindicative
    2. (in case ofinversion)second-personsingularpresentindicative
    3. imperative

Esperanto

Etymology

From the bare root ofhelpi, following the model of Englishhelp! considered as internationally understood.

Pronunciation

Interjection

help

  1. Help! (as a cry of distress)

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

FromOld Frisianhelpa, fromProto-West Germanic*helpan.

Pronunciation

Verb

help (presenthelp,2nd singularhelpst,3rd singularhelpt,pastholp,perfectholpen)

  1. (Heligoland, Sylt) tohelp

Old English

Etymology

FromProto-West Germanic*helpu, fromProto-Germanic*helpō.

Pronunciation

Noun

help f

  1. help

Declension

Strongō-stem:

singularplural
nominativehelphelpa,helpe
accusativehelpehelpa,helpe
genitivehelpehelpa
dativehelpehelpum

Descendants

References

Old Norse

Verb

help

  1. first-personsingularpresentindicativeactive ofhjalpa

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed fromEnglishhelp.

Pronunciation

Noun

help m (uncountable,not mutable)

  1. help,aid
    Synonyms:cymorth,cynhorthwy

Derived terms

West Frisian

Etymology

FromOld Frisianhelpe, fromProto-Germanic*helpō.

Pronunciation

Noun

help c (pluralhelpen,diminutivehelpke)

  1. help,assistance,aid
    Synonyms:assistinsje,bystân

Further reading

  • “help (I)”, inWurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch),2011

Yola

Etymology

FromMiddle Englishhelpen, fromOld Englishhelpan, fromProto-West Germanic*helpan.

Pronunciation

Verb

help

  1. tohelp
    • 1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, inSONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page104:
      He zide hea'dehelp mee udh o' hoan
      He said he'dhelp me out of hand

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor,A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published1867,page104
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