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The correct spelling is help.
How to pronounce help
/hɛlp/
nounIPA: /hɛlp/
Say it like: Hel-p
The correct spelling is help. Action given to provide assistance; aid. For example: "I need some help with my homework."
Usage Examples
“I need some help with my homework.”
“He was a great help to me when I was moving house.”
“I can't find anything in the help about rotating an image.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Action given to provide assistance; aid.
- 2.(usually uncountable) Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
- 3.Documentation provided with computer software, etc. and accessed using the computer.
- 4.(usually uncountable) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise.
- 5.Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training.
verb
- 1.To provide assistance to (someone or something).
- 2.To assist (a person) in getting something, especially food or drink at table; used with to.
- 3.To contribute in some way to.
- 4.To provide assistance.
- 5.To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts with can.
interjection
- 1.A cry of distress or an urgent request for assistance
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