Tra từ help - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

help [help helps helped helping] verb, noun BrE [help] NAmE [help]
verb

MAKE EASIER/BETTER
1. intransitive, transitive to make it easier or possible for sb to do sth by doing sth for them or by giving them sth that they need
• Help, I'm stuck!
•~ with sth He always helps with the housework.
•~ sb We must all try and help each other.
•~ sb with sth Jo will help us with some of the organization.
•~ (sb) in doing sth I need contacts that could help in finding a job.
•~ sb (to) do sth The college's aim is to help students (to) achieve their aspirations.
•This charity aims to help people (to) help themselves.
•Come and help me lift this box.
•~ (to) do sth She helped (to) organize the party. In verb patterns with a to infinitive, the ‘to’ is often left out, especially in informal or spoken English.
2. intransitive, transitive to improve a situation; to make it easier for sth to happen
•It helped being able to talk about it.
• The money raised will help towards (= partly provide) the cost of organizing the championships.
•~ sth It doesn't really help matters knowing that everyone is talking about us.
•~ (to) do sth This should help (to) reduce the pain.
•We need new measures to help (to) fight terrorism.

SB TO MOVE
3. transitive ~ sb + adv./prep. to help sb move by letting them lean on you, guiding them, etc
• She helped him to his feet.
• We were helped ashore by local people.

GIVE FOOD/DRINK
4. transitive to give yourself/sb food, drinks, etc
•~ yourself If you want another drink, just help yourself.
•~ yourself/sb to sth Can I help you to some more salad?

STEAL
5. transitive ~ yourself to sth (informal, disapproving)to take sth without permission
Syn: ↑steal
•He'd been helping himself to the money in the cash register.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English helpan (verb), help (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch helpen and German helfen.

Thesaurus:
help verb
1. I, T
•We must all help each other.
help (sb) out • • support • • cooperate • |BrE also co-operate • |informal lend (sb) a hand • |formal assist • • aid • |formal, spoken be of service • |law humorous aid and abet •
Opp: hinder
help/help out/lend a hand/assist with sth
help/support/cooperate/assist/aid (sb) in sth
help/cooperate/assist/aid (sb) in doing sth
help/assist/aid (sb) to do sth
2. I, T
•Talking to a counsellor helped her enormously.
benefit • • clear/open the way • • ease • |formal assist • • aid • • facilitate •
Opp: hinder, Opp: hamper
help/aid/assist in (doing) sth
help/ease/assist/aid/facilitate the development of sth
help/ease/assist/aid/facilitate a process
help/ease/facilitate matters

Example Bank:
•Can you help me with my homework?
•He gently helped her back into the chair.
•He had actively helped many Jews to escape.
•His statement hardly helped his case.
•I helped her across the road.
•I thought a walk would help somehow.
•I was only trying to help out.
•I'm afraid I can't help you.
•Intense guilt won't necessarily help here.
•Iron helps in the formation of red blood cells.
•It certainly helped that her father is a duke!
•Lavender oil supposedly helps you sleep.
•Many people inadvertently help thieves by leaving keys in full view.
•Mike helped the old lady to her feet.
•My mother helps me a lot.
•She helped the old man out of the car.
•Talking to a counsellor helped her enormously.
•The minimum wage is designed to help people in low-pay service industries.
•The whole process was greatly helped by the widespread availability of computers.
•We all help with the housework.
•the best way of helping your child
•Can you help me lift this box?
•Correct breathing helps to clear the mind and reduce tension.
•Help, I'm stuck.
•It certainly helped being able to talk about it.
•It doesn't help matters that everyone is talking about us.
•The college's aim is to help students to achieve their aspirations.
•The exhibition helped her establish herself as an artist.
•The international community must step in to help rebuild the country.
•The money raised helped towards the cost of organizing the event.
•The new service helped boost pre-tax profits by 10%.
•The study of the present also helps to illuminate the past.
•Therapy helped her overcome her fear.
•Think of some questions that will help focus the discussion.
•We need new measures to help fight terrorism.
•We were given clues to help us solve the puzzle.
Idioms: ↑God help somebody ▪ ↑give a helping hand ▪ ↑so help me ▪ ↑somebody can help something ▪ ↑somebody can not help but do something ▪ ↑there is no help for it
Derived: ↑help out ▪ ↑help somebody on with something ▪ ↑help somebody out

noun

MAKING EASIER/BETTER
1. uncountable the act of helping sb to do sth
• Thank you for all your help.
•~ (with sth) Do you need any help with that?
•Can I be of any help to you?
•None of this would have been possible without their help.
•She stopped smoking with the help of her family and friends.
•They have at last decided to enlist the help of experts.
•The offer of help came too late.
•The college will no longer have to close, thanks to the help of private investment.

ADVICE/MONEY
2. uncountable advice, money, etc. that is given to sb in order to solve their problems
•to seek financial/legal/medical, etc. help
•~ in doing sth The organization offers practical help in dealing with paperwork.
•~ with sth You should qualify for help with the costs of running a car.
•a help key/screen (= a function on a computer that provides information on how to use the computer)

BEING USEFUL
3. uncountable the fact of being useful
• The map wasn't much help.
•With the help of a ladder, neighbours were able to rescue the children from the blaze.
•Was the information I gave you any help?
•The course they sent me on was of no help whatsoever!
•Just shouting at him isn't going to be a lot of help.

FOR SB IN DANGER
4. uncountable the act of helping sb who is in danger
• Quick, get help!
• She screamed for help.

PERSON/THING
5. singular a ~ (to sb) a person or thing that helps sb
•She was more of a hindrance than a help.
•Your advice was a big help.
• (ironic)You're a great help, I must say!

IN HOUSE
6. the helpuncountable + singular or plural verb (especially NAmE)the person or people who are employed by sb to clean their house, etc.
see also ↑home help

Word Origin:
Old English helpan (verb), help (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch helpen and German helfen.

Thesaurus:
help noun
1. U
•He recovered quickly with the help of his family.
support • • backup • • cooperation • • service • |formal assistance • • aid •
help/support/cooperation/assistance in doing sth
get help/support/backup/cooperation/sb's services/assistance/aid
offer/need help/support/sb's services/assistance/sb's cooperation
come to/enlist sb's help/support/assistance/aid
2. U
•The organization offers practical and financial help.
aid • • relief • • welfare • • charity •
help/aid/relief/welfare/charity for sb
emergency/direct/immediate/financial/medical help/aid/relief
get/receive help/aid/relief/welfare/charity

Example Bank:
•Don't panic— help is at hand.
•He enlisted the help of a private detective in his search for the truth.
•He lay injured for four hours before help arrived.
•He ran to get help.
•He rudely rejected her kind offer of help.
•He'll need help with this homework.
•He's too proud to accept help.
•I heard a cry for help from inside the building.
•I opened the window and called for help.
•I really appreciate your help.
•Is there any extra help for disabled students?
•It's a great help having you around.
•Local teachers provided invaluable help in developing the material.
•Passers-by came to the woman's help when she was mugged.
•Police are appealing for help in catching the killers.
•She's been a big help to her father.
•Some of the injured animals were beyond help and had to be destroyed.
•Teachers have little time to give individual help to students.
•The careers officer gives direct help as well as advice.
•The family's request for help went unanswered.
•The homeless centre relies entirely on voluntary help.
•The man was clearly in need of urgent medical help.
•The manual is too technical to be of help to the inexperienced user.
•The organization provides emergency help for refugees.
•The program has a help menu.
•The software comes with excellent online help.
•The system is based on mutual help rather than on payment for services.
•The training centre provides special help for the long-term unemployed.
•They can usually manage by themselves, but occasionally need outside help.
•They had substantial help from farmers.
•This is the first scheme to offer real help to working mothers.
•This plan offers real help to working mothers.
•We broke open the lock with the help of a hammer.
•When the symptoms persisted, I decided to seek medical help.
•With a little help, I think I could fix the computer myself.
•With help from a parent, a child can do simple cooking.
•You've been a big help— thanks.
•a best-selling author of self-help books
•Can I be of any help (to you/with that)?
•He recovered quickly with the help of his family and friends.
•He was more of a hindrance than a help.
•I decided to seek legal help.
•I managed to understand it with the help of a dictionary.
•None of this would have been possible without her help.
•Quick, run and get help!
•The passengers were screaming for help.
•The place was difficult to find and the map wasn't much help.
•You're a great help, I must say!.
•Your advice was a great help to me.