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transitive verb
archaic : rescue , save

Help us from famine / And plague and strife! - Alfred Tennyson

: to restrain (oneself) from doing something

Synonyms

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improve, better, help, ameliorate mean to make more acceptable or to bring nearer a standard.

improve and better are general and interchangeable and apply to what can be made better whether it is good or bad.

help implies a bettering that still leaves room for improvement.

ameliorate implies making more tolerable or acceptable conditions that are hard to endure.

Examples of help in a Sentence

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Word History

Verb and Noun

Middle English, from Old English helpan; akin to Old High German helfan to help, and perhaps to Lithuanian šelpti

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

The first known use of help was before the 12th century

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"Help." Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/help. Accessed 29 Feb. 2024.

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The meaning of HELP is to give assistance or support to (someone) : to provide (someone) with something that is useful or necessary in achieving an end. How to use help in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Help.

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Great, thanks :) Went shopping for a few books which I was reading on sunday

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Great, thanks :) Went shopping for a few books which I was reading on sunday

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i’m not that awake yet..

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I'll prefer to answer after I drink my Coffee :D

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Super!

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weekends were nice time for hanging out with friends

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weekends were nice time for hanging out with friends

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Great

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Nice Friday, working weekend. :)

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Noice!

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I feel great about the weather, but sad takning into account the fact that I will spend my day in the office :D 

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I feel great about the weather, but sad takning into account the fact that I will spend my day in the office :D 

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Nice weather, good mood :)

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It was sunny and pleasant so it was great to spend some time outdoors :)

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Awake and tired already. :D