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rank|whether|city|held|341|help|number|alone|body

Pronunciation
AHD|h�lp, IPA|/h�lp/, SAMPA|/hElp/
audio|en-us-help.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology 1
From OE. term|lang=ang|help.

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. uncountable Action given to provide assistance; aid.

#: I need some help with my homework.

1. singularonly A person or persons who provide assistance with some task.

#: He was a great help to me when I was moving house.

1. countable A person employed to help in the maintenance of a house.

#: The help is coming round this morning to clean.

Synonyms
sense|action given to provide assistance aid, assistance
sense|person or persons who provide assistance
sense|person employed to help in the maintenance of a house

Derived terms

helpful
helpmeet
home help

Latin: t-|la|auxilium|n
Lithuanian: pagalba
Luxembourgish: Hëllef
Malayalam: സഹായ� (sahaayam)
Maltese: għajnuna
Norwegian: t+|no|hjelp
Persian: FAchar|ک�ک (komak), FAchar|�ار� (yâri)
Polish: t+|pl|pomoc|f
Portuguese: ajuda f, socorro m
Romanian: ajutor n, asistenţ� f
Russian: t+|ru|помо��|f|trpómoš|scCyrl
Slovene: pomo� f
Spanish: t+|es|ayuda|f, t-|es|socorro|m, t-|es|auxilio|m
Swahili: t-|sw|msaada|xs=Swahili
Swedish: hjälp
Telugu: సహాయమ� (sahaayamu), సాయమ� (saayamu)
Thai: THchar|�วาม��วย�หลือ (kwaam chûay l�ua)
Turkish: t+|tr|yardım
Vietnamese: giúp, giúp �ỡ, trợ giúp, h� trợ
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trans-top|person or persons who provides assistance with some task
Icelandic: hjálp f, hjálparhella f
Malayalam: സഹായി (sahaayi)
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Romanian: ajutor m, ajutoare f
Russian: помо�ник (pomóšnik) m, помо�ни�а (pomóšnica) f
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trans-top|person employed to help in the maintenance of a house
Icelandic: heimilishjálp f
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Russian: помо�ник (pomóšnik) m, помо�ни�а (pomóšnica) f
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Etymology 2
OE. term|helpan

Verb
en-verb|helps|helping|helped or (archaic) holp|helped or (archaic) holpen

1. transitive To provide assistance to (someone or something).

#: He helped his grandfather cook breakfast.

1. transitive To contribute in some way to.

#: The white paint on the walls helps make the room look brighter.

1. intransitive To provide assistance.

#: She was struggling with the groceries, so I offered to help.

1. transitive To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in the negative with can.

#: We couldn�t help noticing that you were late.
#: We couldn�t help but notice that you were late.
#: She�s trying not to smile, but she can�t help herself.

Usage notes
In uses 1, 2 and 3, this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. It can also take the bare infinitive with no change in meaning.
In use 4, can't help is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) or, with but, the bare infinitive.
For more information, see Appendix:English catenative verbs

Synonyms
rfc-level|Synonyms at L4+ not in L3 POS section
italbrac-colon|provide assistance to aid, assist, come to someone's aid|come to the aid of, help out
italbrac-colon|contribute in some way to contribute to
italbrac-colon|provide assistance assist

Derived terms
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can't help
helper
helping<!--noun: a serving-->
help oneself
help out

Translations
trans-top|transitive: provide assistance to (someone or something)
Arabic: ARchar|ساعد (sá�ada)
Basque: lagundu
Bulgarian: помагам (pomagam)
Catalan: ajudar
Czech: t+|cs|pomoct
Dutch: t+|nl|helpen
Esperanto: t-|eo|helpi|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t-|et|aitama
Finnish: t+|fi|auttaa, t-|fi|opastaa
French: t+|fr|aider
Frisian: helpe
German: helfen :de:helfen|^
Greek: βοηθ� (vithó), ��ν��έ�� (sintrékho)
Hungarian: segít
Icelandic: t+|is|hjálpa
Ido: helpar
Interlingua: adjutar, succurrer
Italian: t+|it|aiutare
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Indonesian: t-|id|bantu|xs=Indonesian
Japanese: ��� (����, tasukeru)
Lithuanian: pad�ti
Old English: t-|ang|helpan|xs=Old English
Polish: pomaga�
Portuguese: t-|pt|ajudar, t+|pt|socorrer
Persian: FAchar|ک�ک کرد� (komak kardan), FAchar|�ار� کرد� (yâri kardan)
Romanian: t+|ro|ajuta, t-|ro|asista
Russian: помога��/помо�� (pomogát�/pomó�)
Slovene: pomagati
Spanish: t+|es|ayudar
Swahili: t-|sw|kusaidia|xs=Swahili
Swedish: t+|sv|hjälpa
Tagalog: tumulong, tulungan
Thai: ��วย�หลือ (chuey-lure)
Telugu: సహాయపడ� (sahaayapaDu), సాయపడ� (saayapaDu)
Turkish: yardım etmek
Danish: hjælp
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trans-top|contribute in some way to
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Romanian: t+|ro|ajuta
Russian: помога��/помо�� (pomogát�/pomó�)
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trans-top|intransitive: provide assistance
French: t+|fr|aider
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Italian: t+|it|aiutare
Romanian: t+|ro|ajuta, t-|ro|asista
Russian: помога��/помо�� (pomogát�/pomó�)
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Interjection
en-intj

1. I/we desperately need assistance!

#: Help! We're under attack!

Synonyms
mayday! (used by vessels and aircraft)

Translations
trans-top|we desperately need assistance
Arabic: ARchar|�ساعدة (mus��da)
Catalan: socors!
Chinese: ��� (jiùmìng)!, 帮� (b�ngzhù)
Czech: pomoc!
Danish: hjælp
Dutch: help!, hulp!
Esperanto: helpu min!
Finnish: apua!, auttakaa!
French: au secours&nbsp;!, à l'aide&nbsp;!
German: Hilfe!
Greek: βοήθεια! (víthia)
Hungarian: segítség!
Icelandic: hjálp!
Italian: aiuto!
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Japanese: ���� (tasukete)
Jingpho: karum la rit law!, hkye la rit law!
Kurdish: t|ku|hewar!
Lithuanian: gelb�kit!, pad�kit!, pagalbos!
Maltese: ajjut!
Polish: pomocy!, ratunku!
Portuguese: socorro!, ajuda!
Romanian: ajutor!
Russian: помоги�е! (pomogíte), на помо��! (na pómoš'), �па�и�е! (spasíte)
Slovene: na pomo�!
Spanish: ¡socorro!, ¡auxilio!
Swedish: hjälp!
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Category:200 English basic words
Category:English control verbs
Category:Phrasebook
Category:Positive words

Old English

Etymology
Common Ger. *term||helpo<!--do not wikify non-existent words-->

Noun
infl|ang|noun|g=f

1. help#English|help

ar:help
cs:help
el:help
es:help
fa:help
fr:help
ko:help
io:help
it:help
kk:help
lt:help
li:help
hu:help
nl:help
ja:help
pl:help
pt:help
ro:help
ru:help
simple:help
fi:help
ta:help
te:help
vi:help
uk:help
zh:help

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