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.
helped
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past participleof help.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof help.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
helpverb (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.
Example Sentences
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This helped cut the number of patients tying up beds all weekend, waiting for a scan on Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The central midfielder then moved to Sunderland and helped them win promotion to the Premier League before joining German side Borussia Dortmund at the age of 19 in a deal worth up to £31m.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
First elected to the Senate in 1984, he helped establish the Children's Health Insurance Program in 1997, extending coverage to millions of children from low-income families.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Hernandez de Cos was governor of the Bank of Spain from 2018 to 2024, during which time he helped set eurozone interest rates as a member of the ECB’s governing council.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
“It’s helped me, though. Having these plaques here with empty spaces at the bottom. It’s kept me going.”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
