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help - give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" |
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assist,
aid |
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back up,
support make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy; "You'd better back up these files!"
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alleviate,
ease,
facilitate move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"
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assist,
attend,
attend to,
serve,
wait on act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function
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benefact help as a benefactor; "The father benefacted his daughter in more ways than she was aware of"
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help out be of help, as in a particular situation of need; "Can you help out tonight with the dinner guests?"
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subserve be helpful or useful
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succor,
succour help in a difficult situation
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expedite,
hasten process fast and efficiently; "I will try to expedite the matter"
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avail use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources"
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care,
give care feel concern or interest; "I really care about my work"; "I don't care"
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bootstrap help oneself, often through improvised means
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help - improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient" |
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aid |
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ameliorate,
amend,
better,
improve,
meliorate make amendments to; "amend the document"
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bring around,
cure,
heal provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"
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benefit,
do good be beneficial for; "This will do you good"
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help - contribute to the furtherance of; "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries" |
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advance,
boost,
encourage,
further,
promote rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
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help - be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents" |
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facilitate |
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serve put the ball into play; "It was Agassi's turn to serve"
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help - improve; change for the better; "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture" |
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ameliorate,
amend,
better,
improve,
meliorate make amendments to; "amend the document"
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