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 profit engine has helped absorb significant macro headwinds and keep equity valuations anchored.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Some Altadena trees survived the 2025 fire there, yet those that remain are more vulnerable because of the overall loss of what arborists call “friction” that helped them weather storms as a group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
That success helped him launch a production company that is working on the current revival of “The Rocky Horror Show.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Hyrox has helped catapult “hybrid fitness races,” which capitalize on our fitness-obsessed culture and competitive nature, into popular culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“After I had helped her in this way a few times, she revealed to me the secret. The raps are produced by the toes.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
