helping

American  

[hel-ping] / ˈhɛl pɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that helps.

2. a portion of food served to a person at one time.

   That's his third helping of ice cream.

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adjective

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

helping British  

/ ˈhɛlpɪŋ /

noun

1. a single portion of food taken at a meal

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Other Word Forms

• helpingly adverb
• unhelping adjective

Etymology

Origin of helping

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English; help, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

“So what AI or machine learning is doing is helping us to see this vast amount of potential candidates.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Parla, an American who moved to Italy and built a career leading regional food tours, teaching cooking classes, and writing cookbooks, has spent years helping people unlearn the idea of a single Italian cuisine.

From Salon

Shopper Beatrice Zulu told the BBC it had been "absolutely amazing" at helping keep her bills down.

From BBC

How your neighbor responds will dictate whether you invest your time and equipment into helping him in the future.

From MarketWatch

She said the programme, which had received an "incredible" response, was all about "hopefully helping new parents".

From BBC