Help - English meaning

noun

A condition or circumstance that puts one in a favourable or superior position.

Usage examples:

Companies with a computerized database are at an advantage

verb

Put in a favourable or superior position.

Usage examples:

Are we simply caught in a spiral here that will be destructive of our interests while, obviously, s…

noun

A condition that helps you or gives you a greater chance of success

Usage examples:

[ c ] his long arms give him a big advantage over other boxers., [ u ] test scores show no advantag…

noun

Guidance or recommendations offered with regard to prudent future action.

Usage examples:

My advice is to see your doctor

noun

An opinion that someone offers you about what you should do or how you should act in a particular situation

Usage examples:

I need some advice on which computer to buy., give someone advice steven gave me some good advice.,…

noun

Help, typically of a practical nature.

Usage examples:

He saw the pilot slumped in his cockpit and went to his aid

verb

Help or support (someone or something) in the achievement of something.

Usage examples:

Women were aided in childbirth by midwives

abbreviation

Artificial insemination by donor.

verb

Help (someone), typically by doing a share of the work.

Usage examples:

A senior academic would assist him in his work

noun

An act of giving help, typically by providing money.

Usage examples:

The budget must have an assist from tax policies

noun

The action of helping someone by sharing work.

Usage examples:

The work was completed with the assistance of carpenters

noun

Help, especially money or resources that are given to people, countries, etc. when they have experienced a difficult situation

Usage examples:

Need/seek assistance the minister revealed that the banking industry needed assistance from the tax…

verb

Help or benefit.

Usage examples:

No amount of struggle availed charles

noun

Use or benefit.

Usage examples:

He begged her to reconsider, but to no avail

noun

Help or support.

Usage examples:

The foreign secretary won the backing of opposition parties

verb

Give financial, material, or moral support to.

Usage examples:

He had a newspaper empire backing him

noun

Support or help

Usage examples:

If i go ahead with this project, can i count on your backing?

noun

An advantage or profit gained from something.

Usage examples:

Enjoy the benefits of being a member

verb

Receive an advantage; profit.

Usage examples:

The areas would benefit from regeneration

noun

A helpful or good effect

Usage examples:

[ c ] it was a giveaway to the rich, he said, and not something that’s a benefit to most americans.…

noun

The action of working with someone to produce something.

Usage examples:

He wrote a book in collaboration with his son

noun

The act of working together with other people or organizations to create or achieve something

Usage examples:

(a) collaboration between the new airport is the result of a collaboration between two of the best …

noun

A state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint.

Usage examples:

There is room for four people to travel in comfort

verb

Ease the grief or distress of.

Usage examples:

The victim was comforted by friends before being taken to hospital

noun

The pleasant and satisfying feeling of being physically or mentally free from pain and suffering, or something that provides this feeling

Usage examples:

[ c ] he’s a great comfort to his mother., [ u ] i have to take an exam, too, if it’s any comfort t…

noun

The action or process of working together to the same end.

Usage examples:

They worked in close cooperation with the british tourist authority

noun

The process of working with another company, organization, or country in order to achieve something

Usage examples:

Economic/international/global cooperation, cooperation with sb/sth marketing networks have been enh…

noun

The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.

Usage examples:

Thank you for all your support and encouragement

noun

Words or behaviour that give someone confidence to do something

Usage examples:

Children need lots of encouragement from their parents., i could never have achieved this without t…

noun

Advice or information aimed at resolving a problem or difficulty, especially as given by someone in authority.

Usage examples:

He looked to his father for inspiration and guidance

noun

Help and advice about how to do something or about how to deal with problems

Usage examples:

She never got any guidance when she needed it., the school district needs another guidance counselo…

noun

Help and advice about how to do something or to deal with problems

Usage examples:

Give/offer/provide guidance (to sb) the website offers guidance to employers on employment law., gu…

collocation

Be of help, as in a particular situation of need

phrasal verb

Give one's services or resources to make it easier for someone to do something.

Usage examples:

The teenager helped out in the corner shop

phrasal verb

To do work for someone or provide the person with something that is needed

Usage examples:

Blair helps us out at the store when we’re busy., we can help out by giving money to the red cross.

noun

The action of helping or doing work for someone.

Usage examples:

Millions are involved in voluntary service

verb

A system supplying a public need such as transport, communications, or utilities such as electricity and water.

Usage examples:

A regular bus service

noun

The help provided to a customer by someone who works in esp. a restaurant or store

Usage examples:

The service in this restaurant is terrible – i’ve been waiting fifteen minutes., [ u ] she was give…

noun

A means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation.

Usage examples:

There are no easy solutions to financial and marital problems

A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances

noun

Assistance and support in times of hardship and distress.

Usage examples:

The wounded had little chance of succour

verb

Give assistance or aid to.

Usage examples:

Prisoners of war were liberated and succoured

noun

Help given to someone, especially someone who is suffering or in need

Usage examples:

Her organization gave succour and strength to those who had been emotionally damaged., to succour t…

verb

Bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.

Usage examples:

The dome was supported by a hundred white columns

noun

A thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright.

Usage examples:

The best support for a camera is a tripod

verb

The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

verb

Take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing or achieving something; employ.

Usage examples:

She used her key to open the front door

noun

The action of using something or the state of being used for a purpose.

Usage examples:

Modern trains are now in use

Put into service