Helping - English meaning

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.

noun

The action or process of allocating or sharing out something.

Usage examples:

More efficient allocation of resources

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

A large, shapeless mass of something, especially soft food.

Usage examples:

Great dollops of cream

verb

Add (a large mass of something) casually and without measuring.

Usage examples:

She stopped him from dolloping cream into his coffee

noun

A small amount of a substance

Usage examples:

A dollop of whipped cream

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

A portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole.

Usage examples:

A piece of cheese

verb

Assemble something from parts or pieces.

Usage examples:

The dinosaur was pieced together from 119 bones

noun

A part of something

Usage examples:

A piece of cake/chicken/pizza, the vase lay on the floor in pieces (= broken into small parts)., sh…

noun

A flat dish, typically circular and made of china, from which food is eaten or served.

Usage examples:

He pushed his empty plate to one side and sipped his wine

verb

Cover (a metal object) with a thin coating of a different metal.

Usage examples:

The nickel is plated on the alloy or steel by using heat and chemistry.

noun

Dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten

noun

All that there is on one plate

Usage examples:

I offered him a biscuit and he ate the whole plateful.

noun

A part of a whole.

Usage examples:

A portion of the jetty still stands

verb

Divide (something) into parts; share out.

Usage examples:

Every month you send the agency a single payment that is portioned out to each of your creditors un…

noun

A fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime.

Usage examples:

1947 saw the bread ration reduced

verb

Allow each person to have only a fixed amount of (a commodity).

Usage examples:

Petrol was so strictly rationed that bikes were always in demand

noun

A quantity of food suitable for or served to one person.

Usage examples:

A large serving of spaghetti

verb

Perform duties or services for (another person or an organization).

Usage examples:

Malcolm has served the church very faithfully

noun

A part or portion of a larger amount which is divided among a number of people, or to which a number of people contribute.

Usage examples:

Under the proposals, investors would pay a greater share of the annual fees required

verb

Have a portion of (something) with another or others.

Usage examples:

He shared the pie with her

noun

Short for ploughshare.

noun

A thin, broad piece of food, such as bread, meat, or cake, cut from a larger portion.

Usage examples:

Four slices of bread

verb

Cut (something, especially food) into slices.

Usage examples:

Slice the onion into rings

noun

A flat, often thin piece of food that has been cut from a larger piece

Usage examples:

A slice of bread/cake/pizza, she demanded a slice of the profits., the drama is a slice of life abo…

noun

As much as can be contained in a spoon.

Usage examples:

Add a spoonful of honey to a glass of hot water

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…