help out
Britishverb
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to assist or aid (someone), esp by sharing the burden
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to share the burden or cost of something with (another person)
Example Sentences
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Shortstop JuJu Monroe-Truitt made two heads-up plays with forceouts by throwing the ball to third baseman Sebastian Valadez to help out Soto.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
“If you can help out by watching the baby more, she can go to work full time,” she adds.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
“This delay will not help out deterrence very much,” Stars and Stripes quotes Estonia’s defense minister, Hanno Pevkur, as saying.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026
She's having to rely on her parents to help out, but bemoans the need for them to do so.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
We also help out on Reading Buddy Nights, when little kids come to the library to read stories with middle schoolers like us.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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