give help or assistance; be of service
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 240 freq. cnt.: 183 freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 21
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 240 freq. cnt.: 183 freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 21
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sample sentences
"Everyone helped out during the earthquake""Can you help me carry this table?"
"She never helps around the house"
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s him to write the letter
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
facilitate, ease, alleviate
serve, wait on, attend, attend to, assist
benefact
help out
subserve
succor, succour
expedite, hasten
avail
care, give care
bootstrap
hypernym