Help

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