Word

help, v.
(helped, helping, helps)
freq. cnt. 232

give help or assistance; be of service
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 240 freq. cnt.: 183 freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 21

aid assist help

sample sentences

"Everyone helped out during the earthquake"
"Can you help me carry this table?"
"She never helps around the house"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

help help helper help helper

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

aid

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

assistive assistance assist assistant

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

support, back up

improve the condition of
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 1

aid help

sample sentences

"These pills will help the patient"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

help help

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

aid

semantic pointers

hyponym

cure, bring around, heal benefit, do good

hypernym

improve, amend, better, ameliorate, meliorate

be of use
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 19

facilitate help

sample sentences

"This will help to prevent accidents"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
It ----s that CLAUSE
Something ----s INFINITIVE
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
It ----s that CLAUSE
Something ----s INFINITIVE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

help help

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

facilitation

semantic pointers

hypernym

serve

abstain from doing; always used with a negative
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

help help oneself

sample sentences

"I can't help myself--I have to smoke"
"She could not help watching the sad spectacle"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

semantic pointers

hypernym

refrain, forbear

help to some food; help with food or drink
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 2

help serve

sample sentences

"I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

server serving server

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

helping

semantic pointers

verb group

serve, serve up, dish up, dish out, dish

hypernym

provide, cater, supply, ply

improve; change for the better
<verb.change>

help

sample sentences

"New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"

verb frames

Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

help help

semantic pointers

hypernym

improve, amend, better, ameliorate, meliorate

take or use
<verb.consumption>

avail help

sample sentences

"She helped herself to some of the office supplies"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They %s themselves

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

available

semantic pointers

hypernym

exploit, work

contribute to the furtherance of
<verb.social>

help

sample sentences

"This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

help help helper helper

semantic pointers

hypernym

encourage, promote, advance, further, boost