SYNONYMS FOR help
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Idioms for help
Origin of help
First recorded before 900; Middle English helpen, Old English helpan; cognate with German helfen
synonym study for help
1. Help, aid, assist, succor agree in the idea of furnishing another with something needed, especially when the need comes at a particular time. Help implies furnishing anything that furthers one's efforts or relieves one's wants or necessities. Aid and assist, somewhat more formal, imply especially a furthering or seconding of another's efforts. Aid implies a more active helping; assist implies less need and less help. To succor, still more formal and literary, is to give timely help and relief in difficulty or distress: Succor him in his hour of need.
usage note for help
21. Cannot/can't help but has been condemned by some as the ungrammatical version of cannot/can’t help followed by the present participle: You can’t help but admire her. You can’t help admiring her. However, the idiom Cannot/can't help but is so common in all types of speech and writing that it must be characterized as standard.
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British Dictionary definitions for help
help
/ (hɛlp) /
verb
noun
interjection
used to ask for assistance
See also help out
Derived forms of help
helpable, adjectivehelper, nounWord Origin for help
Old English helpan; related to Old Norse hjalpa, Gothic hilpan, Old High German helfan
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