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Meaning of help | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A1 Common
hɛlp

Definitions

  1. Action given to provide assistance; aid.
    uncountable, usually
  2. help, aid, assistance
  3. Initialism of heat escape lessening position: a crouching position with the knees held close to the chest, used to conserve body heat in cold water.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
  4. Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
    uncountable, usually
  5. To assist (someone) in taking off a piece of clothing: Help me off with these boots.
  6. To assist in putting on a piece of clothing: Help your grandmother on with her coat.
  7. Documentation provided with computer software that could be accessed using the computer.
    uncountable, usually
  8. We need several helpers for this job. hulp, helper, handlanger مُساعِد помагач ajudante pomocník der/die Helfer(in) hjælper; medhjælper; assistent βοηθόςayudante, asistente abimees كمك avustaja assistant/-ante עוזר सहायता करने वाला pomagac segítő pembantu aðstoðarmaður aiutante, assistente 助力者 조력자 padėjėjas, pagalbininkas palīgs; palīgstrādnieks pembantu hulphjelper, arbeider, assistentpomocnik مرسته ajudante asistent помощник pomocník pomočnik pomoćnik medhjälpare, hjälpreda, biträde ผู้ที่ช...
  9. A study aid.
    countable, usually
  10. a very helpful boy; You may find this book helpful. behulpsaam, nuttig مُساعِد полезен útil prospěšný hilfreich hjælpsom; nyttig εξυπηρετικός, πρόθυμος να βοηθήσει, χρήσιμοςservicial; útil abivalmis, kasulik كمك،مفيد avulias utileעוזר सहायक uslužan, od koristi szolgálatkész berguna hjálpsamur; gagnlegur utile 助けになる 도움이 되는 naudingas, paslaugus izpalīdzīgs; noderīgs sgt membantu nuttighjelpsom, tjenestevillig, nyttigpomocny, przydatny مرسته útil de nădejde, util услужливый; полезный užitočný us...
  11. One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise.
    uncountable, usually
  12. behulpsaam بِمُساعَدَه полезно de modo útil užitečně hilfreich hjælpsomt χρήσιμα, ευεργετικά útilmente abivalmilt بطور مفيد avuliaasti utilement בְּסִיוּע मदद से korisno, uslužno szolgálatkészen bermanfaat gagnlega utilmente 役立つように 유익하게 paslaugiai izpalīdzīgi; noderīgi membantu nuttighjelpsomt, tjenestevillig użytecznie توګه د كومكي de modo prestável (în mod) util услужливо užitočne uslužno korisno hjälpsamt มีประโยชน์ yararlı bir şekilde 有幫助地 з наміром допомогти تعاون کی نیت سے hữu ích; ích ...
  13. Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training.
    uncountable, usually
  14. hulpvaardigheid مُساعَدَه полезност utilidade prospěšnost die Nützlichkeit hjælpsomhed χρησιμότηταutilidad abivalmidus كمك avuliaisuus utilitéתועלת मदद spremnost da se pomogne készségesség manfaat hjálpsemi; gagnsemi utilità 有用性 유익함 naudingumas, paslaugumas izpalīdzīgums sifat yg suka membantu nuthjelpsomhet, tjensetevillighet pomoc, użyteczność مرسته prestabilidade utilitate услужливость užitočnosť uslužnost korisnost hjälpsamhet มีประโยชน์ işe yararlılık 有幫助 послужливість; люб'язність مددگا...
  15. the amount of food one has on one's plate. a large helping of pudding. skeppie, porsie حِصَّه، مِقْدار порция porção porce die Portion portion μερίδαración, porción portsjon سودمند annos portionמנה किसी की तश्तरी में भोजन की मात्रा jedna porcija jela (étel)adag porsi matarskammtur porzione 1盛り (음식) 한 사람의 몫 porcija porcija hidangan portieporsjonporcja ګتور porção por­ţie порция porcia porcija porcija portion ปริมาณอาหารที่เสิร์ฟให้กับคนหนึ่งคน porsiyon 一份(餐) порція کسی کی تھالی میں کھانے کی مق...
  16. needing the help of other people; unable to do anything for oneself. A baby is almost completely helpless. hulpeloos, onbeholpe, hulpbehoewend عاجِز، لا حول له ولا قُوَّه безпомощен desamparado bezmocný hilflos hjælpeløs ανίσχυρος, ανήμποροςdesamparado; indefenso, desvalido abitu درمانده avuton faible, impuissant חֲסַר אוֹנִים असहाय bespomocan gyámoltalan tak berdaya ósjálfbjarga indifeso, inerme 無力な 스스로는 어떻게도 할 수 없는 bejėgis bezpalīdzīgs tdk berdaya hulpelooshjelpeløsbezradny بې وسه ، بې وزلى...
  17. ontredderd بِصورَة عاجِزَه безпомощно desamparadamente bezmocně hilflos hjælpeløst ανίσχυρα en vano, inútilmente abitult بطور ناتوان avuttomasti faiblement, sans puissance בְּחוֹסֶר-אוֹנִים लाचारी से bespomocno gyámoltalanul lemah hjálparvana; í úrræðaleysi in maniera indifesa 力なく 무력하게 bejėgiškai bezpalīdzīgi dgn tdk berdaya hulpelooshjelpeløst, ubehjelpelig bezradnie بې وسى desamparadamente neajutorat беспомощно bezmocne nemočno bespomoćno hjälplöst อย่างหมดหนทาง çaresiz 無助地 безпорадно مجبور...
  18. hulpeloosheid, magteloosheid عَجْز، إنْعِدام الحيلَه безпомощност desamparo bezmocnost die Hilflosigkeit hjælpeløshed αδυναμίαdesamparo; inutilidad; incapacidad abitus درماندگی avuttomuus faiblesse, abandon חוֹסֶר יֶשַע लाचारी bespomocnost gyámoltalanság kelemahan hjálparleysi; magnleysi l'essere indifeso 無力 무력함 bejėgiškumas bezpalīdzīgums keadaan yg tdk berdaya hulpeloosheidhjelpeløshet, ubehjelpelighetbezradność بې وزلى desamparo neputinţă беспомощность bezmocnosť nebogljenost bespomoćnost ...

Equivalents

Afrikaans help
Català aidar ajuda ajudar auxili socors
Eesti abi abiline aitama appi
Euskara lagundu laguntza
فارسی کمک کردن
Suomi apu apua apuri auttaa opastaa
Gàidhlig cuidich
Galego axuda axudar evitar valer
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi kōkua
עברית הצילו סייע עזר עזרה תרם
Íslenska aðstoð fulltingi hjálp hjálpa
Italiano aiutante aiutare aiuto Ausilio guida
Kurdî îmdat
Latina adiumentum adiuvō auxilium iuvō
Lëtzebuergesch Hëllef hëllefen
ລາວ ຊອຍ
Lietuvių padėti pagalba
മലയാളം സഹായം സഹായി
Монгол тусламж
मराठी मदत करणे
Bahasa Melayu bantu bantuan pertolongan tolong
Malti għajnuna
မြန်မာဘာသာ ကယ်ပါ ကူး ကူညီ အကူ
नेपाली मदत् सहयोग
Nederlands help! helpen helper helpster hulp hulp!
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସହାୟତା
Română ajuta ajutoare ajutor asista asistență
Slovenčina pomoc pomôcť
Slovenščina pomagati pomoč pomočnik
Kiswahili kusaidia msaada
தமிழ் உதவி உதவு
తెలుగు సహాయము సాయము
Türkmençe ýardam
Tagalog saklolo tulong tulungan tumulong
Oʻzbekcha bermoq madad yordam
Tiếng Việt giúp giúp đỡ hỗ trợ trợ giúp

Examples

“I need some help with my homework.”
“He was a great help to me when I was moving house.”
“I can't find anything in the help about rotating an image.”
“I've printed out a list of math helps.”
“In 1979 the Church published a Latter-day Saint edition of the King James Version of the Bible in English. Included in this edition were numerous helps to make a study of the scriptures more meaningful and rewarding.”
“The help is coming round this morning to clean.”
“Most of the hired help is seasonal, for the harvest.”
“His suicide attempts were a cry for help.”
“He really needs help in handling customer complaints.”
““He’s a real road-rager.” / “Yup, he really needs help, maybe anger management.””

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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