help

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɛlp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hɛlp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(help)

Collocations for "help"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "help" in context.

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help

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. help!
  2. (please) help me
  3. [could, can, would] you help me?
  4. [willing, happy, able, unable] to help
  5. help me with my [chores, homework]
  6. helps me (to) remember
  7. help to [find, ensure, make, keep, reduce, improve]
  8. help you (to) [find]
  9. help others
  10. help yourself to [the cookies, seconds, some appetizers]
  11. helped himself to [the money, my jewelry]
  12. help find a [cure, solution, answer]
  13. help save [lives, money]
  14. [designed, created, produced] to help
  15. [successfully, kindly] help
  16. (has) kindly offered to help (with)
  17. help out [at home, once in a while]
  18. help out with the [chores, work, cleaning]
  19. helped to [make, establish, create, build, develop, organize, shape]
  20. [refused, didn't want, declined] to help
  21. helped over [10,000 people]
  22. always helped before
  23. every [little bit, contribution] helps
  24. can't help [it, that]
  25. sorry, I can't help it
  26. I can't help it if [I'm, I have, I don't]
  27. couldn't help but [laugh, admire, say]
  28. couldn't help [crying, being, saying]
  29. if might help if (you)
  30. you're not helping (matters)
  31. it can't be helped
n
  1. need [professional, legal, medical] help
  2. should [get, seek, enlist] [professional] help
  3. [online, onsite] help
  4. need some help with
  5. do you need any help (with that)?
  6. that would be a [great, big, tremendous] help
  7. was an [invaluable, immense] help
  8. thank you - you've been a great help!
  9. can I be (of) any help?
  10. you are no help at all
  11. needs [little, no] help [making]
  12. need help [finding, finishing, making]
  13. [need, could do with] your help (in) [finding]
  14. needs [a little extra, additional, further] help
  15. need help to [find]
  16. need help around [home, the office]
  17. [receive, get, accept] help from
  18. hired new help at the [store, factory, workshop]
  19. is a great help [with children, in emergencies]
  20. (just) [shout, call] for help
  21. is beyond help
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'help' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
advise - advocate - appeal - appreciate - approach - arrive - ask - beg - bold - call - campaign - contact - cope - create - cry - deliver - depend - design - develop - do - effect - establish - explore - find - get - give - highlight - hire - hold - hope - lack - laugh - launch - lift - might - mouth - move - need - offer - phone - position - prevent - progress - refuse - relax - rely - remind - request - research - review

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