Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
help out — help someone, lend a hand The Wongs are good neighbors always willing to help out … English idioms
help out — verb be of help, as in a particular situation of need (Freq. 1) Can you help out tonight with the dinner guests? • Hypernyms: ↑help, ↑assist, ↑aid • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * … Useful english dictionary
help out — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms help out : present tense I/you/we/they help out he/she/it helps out present participle helping out past tense helped out past participle helped out mainly spoken to help someone, especially by… … English dictionary
help out — PHRASAL VERB If you help someone out, you help them by doing some work for them or by lending them some money. [V P with n] I help out with the secretarial work... [V n P] All these presents came to more money than I had, and my mother had to… … English dictionary
help out — {v.} 1. To be helpful or useful; help sometimes or somewhat. * /Mr. Smith helps out with the milking on the farm./ * /Tom helps out in the store after school./ 2. To help (someone) especially in a time of need; aid; assist. * /Jane is helping out … Dictionary of American idioms
help\ out — v 1. To be helpful or useful; help sometimes or somewhat. Mr. Smith helps out with the milking on the farm. Tom helps out in the store after school. 2. To help (someone) especially in a time of need; aid; assist. Jane is helping out Mother by… … Словарь американских идиом
To help out — Help Help (h[e^]lp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Helped} (h[e^]lpt) (Obs. imp. {Holp} (h[=o]lp), p. p. {Holpen} (h[=o]l p n)); p. pr. & vb. n. {Helping}.] [AS. helpan; akin to OS. helpan, D. helpen, G. helfen, OHG. helfan, Icel. hj[=a]lpa, Sw. hjelpa,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To help out — Help Help, v. i. To lend aid or assistance; to contribute strength or means; to avail or be of use; to assist. [1913 Webster] A generous present helps to persuade, as well as an agreeable person. Garth. [1913 Webster] {To help out}, to lend aid;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
help out — verb To provide additional assistance … Wiktionary
help out — aid, assist; extricate, save … English contemporary dictionary
