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Common
noun
•
Action
given to
provide
assistance
;
aid
.
•
Something or someone which
provides
assistance
with a
task
.
•
Documentation
provided
with
computer
software
, etc. and
accessed
using the
computer
.
•
One or more people
employed
to help in the
maintenance
of a
house
or the
operation
of a
farm
or
enterprise
.
•
Correction
of
deficits
, as by
psychological
counseling
or
medication
or social support or
remedial
training
.
•
Initialism
of
heat
escape
lessening
position
: a
crouching
position
with the
knees
held
close to
the
chest
, used to
conserve
body heat
in
cold
water.
verb
•
To provide
assistance
to (someone
or something
).
•
To
assist
(a person) in
getting
something,
especially
food or
drink
at table
; used with to.
•
To
contribute
in some
way to
.
•
To provide
assistance
.
•
To
avoid
; to
prevent
; to
refrain
from; to
restrain
(oneself).
Usually
used in
nonassertive
contexts
with can.
intj
•
A
cry
of
distress
or an
urgent
request
for
assistance
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English
helpan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
helpen
Middle English (1100-1500)
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