Definition:
- (v. t.) To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man in his work; to help one to remember; -- the following infinitive is commonly used without to; as, "Help me scale yon balcony."
- (v. t.) To furnish with the means of deliverance from trouble; as, to help one in distress; to help one out of prison.
- (v. t.) To furnish with relief, as in pain or disease; to be of avail against; -- sometimes with of before a word designating the pain or disease, and sometimes having such a word for the direct object.
- (v. t.) To change for the better; to remedy.
- (v. t.) To prevent; to hinder; as, the evil approaches, and who can help it?
- (v. t.) To forbear; to avoid.
- (v. t.) To wait upon, as the guests at table, by carving and passing food.
- (v. i.) To lend aid or assistance; to contribute strength or means; to avail or be of use; to assist.
- (v. t.) Strength or means furnished toward promoting an object, or deliverance from difficulty or distress; aid; ^; also, the person or thing furnishing the aid; as, he gave me a help of fifty dollars.
- (v. t.) Remedy; relief; as, there is no help for it.
- (v. t.) A helper; one hired to help another; also, thew hole force of hired helpers in any business.
- (v. t.) Specifically, a domestic servant, man or woman.
Compare help with other words:
help vs. transfer
help vs. participate
enlist vs. help
halp vs. help
heep vs. help
help vs. hesp
help vs. holp
hele vs. help
helm vs. help
help vs. hep
heap vs. help
help vs. kelp
help vs. hemp
help vs. whelp
comply vs. help
allow vs. help
held vs. help
help vs. yelp
hell vs. help
help vs. stick
help vs. intrude
help vs. instruction
help vs. instruct
cool vs. help
auxiliarly vs. help
assistless vs. help
affordment vs. help
auxiliatory vs. help
help vs. quiritation
bield vs. help
help vs. succursal
bestead vs. help
enable vs. help
empower vs. help
difference vs. help
beneficial vs. help
heal vs. help
butter vs. help
fall vs. help
help vs. mobile
aids vs. help
help vs. straits
banana vs. help
exist vs. help
facilitate vs. help
coordinate vs. help
asset vs. help
hate vs. help
fang vs. help
avail vs. help
help vs. serve
common vs. help
help vs. mail
assisting vs. help
help vs. supply
help vs. honorable
help vs. last
giving vs. help
help vs. support
help vs. lord
help vs. pit
help vs. sow
harrow vs. help
help vs. spotter
help vs. succor
help vs. invoke
help vs. impede
help vs. remedy
encourage vs. help
assistant vs. help
help vs. stead
help vs. mend
help vs. hinder
grip vs. help
help vs. mnemonic
help vs. injure
belt vs. help
daily vs. help
help vs. helper
help vs. helping
contribute vs. help
assist vs. help
can vs. help
help vs. restrain
help vs. refrain
help vs. prevent
avoid vs. help
help vs. helpmeet
help vs. helpmate
help vs. helpless
help vs. helpful
aid vs. help
computer vs. help
assistance vs. help
benefit vs. help
help vs. speed
help vs. save
help vs. uncle
hand vs. help
benevolence vs. help
help vs. improvement
help vs. servant
abet vs. help