help Antonyms

Meaning of help

Wordnet

help (n)

the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do

a means of serving

Wordnet

help (v)

give help or assistance; be of service

improve the condition of

be of use

abstain from doing; always used with a negative

help to some food; help with food or drink

contribute to the furtherance of

take or use

improve; change for the better

Webster

help (v. t.)

To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man in his work; to help one to remember; -- the following infinitive is commonly used without to; as, me scale yon balcony.

To furnish with the means of deliverance from trouble; as, to help one in distress; to help one out of prison.

To furnish with relief, as in pain or disease; to be of avail against; -- sometimes with of before a word designating the pain or disease, and sometimes having such a word for the direct object.

To change for the better; to remedy.

To prevent; to hinder; as, the evil approaches, and who can help it?

To forbear; to avoid.

To wait upon, as the guests at table, by carving and passing food.

Strength or means furnished toward promoting an object, or deliverance from difficulty or distress; aid; ^; also, the person or thing furnishing the aid; as, he gave me a help of fifty dollars.

Remedy; relief; as, there is no help for it.

A helper; one hired to help another; also, thew hole force of hired helpers in any business.

Specifically, a domestic servant, man or woman.

Webster

help (v. i.)

To lend aid or assistance; to contribute strength or means; to avail or be of use; to assist.

help Sentence Examples

  1. I need your help to carry these heavy bags.
  2. The teacher offered her help to the struggling student.
  3. The charity organization provides help to the needy.
  4. I appreciate all the help you've given me.
  5. I'm not sure how to do this, so I need some help.
  6. The government should provide help to those who have been affected by the disaster.
  7. We should always be willing to help those in need.
  8. I'm here to help you in any way I can.
  9. I'm grateful for the help that I received.
  10. The volunteers offered their help to the community center.

FAQs About the word help

the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose, a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furth

aid,assist, save, guide,support, facilitate, reinforce, back, promote, bolster

hold back, impede, interfere, obstruct, frustrate, oppose, impede, thwart, restrain, block

I need your help to carry these heavy bags.

The teacher offered her help to the struggling student.

The charity organization provides help to the needy.

I appreciate all the help you've given me.