help
verb (used with object)
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.
are helping
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present progressiveof help.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Those measurements are helping researchers develop and improve the AI tools.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
"To put an end to this, we are helping Ukraine win this war in every way we can," she added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Concerns about unsuitable weather patterns and reduced supplies of fertilizer components from the Middle East are helping push grain prices up, too.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
But while the long-term contracts are helping drive the upswing, there is reason to wonder whether they provide any certainty in a downturn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
This makes me think of Eleanor Markey, and then Demetrius talks about medicines that are out there and helpful, and everyone volunteers the names of the drugs that are helping them get through.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
