Definitions for helping

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helping help·ing

Spelling: [hel-ping]

IPA: /ˈhɛl pɪŋ/

Helping is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 137 anagrams from letters in helping (eghilnp).

Definitions for helping

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that helps.
2. a portion of food served to a person at one time:
3. the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
4. a person or thing that helps:
5. a hired helper; employee.
6. a body of such helpers.
7. a domestic servant or a farm laborer.
8. means of remedying, stopping, or preventing:
9. Older Use. helping (def 2).

Idioms

1. cannot / can't help but, to be unable to refrain from or avoid; be obliged to:
2. help oneself to, to serve oneself; take a portion of: to take or use without asking permission; appropriate:
3. so help me, (used as a mild form of the oath “so help me God”) I am speaking the truth; on my honor:

adjective

1. giving aid, assistance, support, or the like.

Verb phrases

1. help out, to assist in an effort; be of aid to:

interjection

1. (used as an exclamation to call for assistance or to attract attention.)

verb (used with object)

1. 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:
2. to save; rescue; succor:
3. to make easier or less difficult; contribute to; facilitate:
4. to be useful or profitable to:
5. to refrain from; avoid (usually preceded by can or cannot):
6. to relieve or break the uniformity of:
7. to relieve (someone) in need, sickness, pain, or distress.
8. to remedy, stop, or prevent:
9. to serve food to at table (usually followed by to):
10. to serve or wait on (a customer), as in a store.

verb (used without object)

1. to give aid; be of service or advantage:

Origin of helping

Middle English word dating back to 1175-1225; See origin at help, -ing¹, -ing²

Examples for helping

You needn't worry about helping yourself; I've got a dozen bottles more.'

Congress loves to be Scroogey when it comes to helping the poor at Christmastime.

“She understands that she is part of this movement, and that she is helping to lead it,” said one organizer.

Stephanie Giorgio, a classical musician, credits The Class for helping her cope with anxiety, focus, fear, and self-doubt.

"I think I will," said the superintendent, helping himself to a fresh slice of toast.

Calvert and I have been helping our neighbors to get in the harvest.

I thought of helping them to get a small house somewhere and of taking a room with them.

What a farce it was to talk to her about helping those poor fellows!

Regardless of party, those who work in government do so because they care about helping their fellow citizens.

Objectively, they are not just riding with the tide, but helping to guide its very direction.