Definition of Help

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Definition of Help

Help

To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man in his work; to help one to remember; -- the following infinitive is commonly used without to; as, "Help me scale yon balcony."

To furnish with the means of deliverance from trouble; as, to help one in distress; to help one out of prison.

To furnish with relief, as in pain or disease; to be of avail against; -- sometimes with of before a word designating the pain or disease, and sometimes having such a word for the direct object.

To change for the better; to remedy.

To prevent; to hinder; as, the evil approaches, and who can help it?

To forbear; to avoid.

To wait upon, as the guests at table, by carving and passing food.

To lend aid or assistance; to contribute strength or means; to avail or be of use; to assist.

Strength or means furnished toward promoting an object, or deliverance from difficulty or distress; aid; ^; also, the person or thing furnishing the aid; as, he gave me a help of fifty dollars.

Remedy; relief; as, there is no help for it.

A helper; one hired to help another; also, thew hole force of hired helpers in any business.

Specifically, a domestic servant, man or woman.

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Help Quotations

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.
Buddha

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
Thomas Jefferson

If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.
Dalai Lama

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
Dalai Lama

It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them.
Dalai Lama

You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.
Zig Ziglar

If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.
Zig Ziglar

Every obnoxious act is a cry for help.
Zig Ziglar

Poorly secured nuclear material in the former Soviet Union, or secrets from a scientist in Pakistan could help build a bomb that detonates in Paris. The poppies in Afghanistan become the heroin in Berlin. The poverty and violence in Somalia breeds the terror of tomorrow.
Barack Obama

It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent.
Barack Obama

Help Translations

help in Afrikaans is help, hulp
help in Dutch is assisteren, bijstaan, helpen
help in Finnish is auttaa
help in French is aide, aider, aident, secourir, aidons, assister
help in German is Hilfe, helf mir, Hilfe, helfen, helfen
help in Italian is aiuto, aiutare, collaborazione
help in Latin is facio, adservio, proficio, auxilium, faveo
help in Norwegian is hjelp, hjelpe
help in Portuguese is ajuda, auxilio, ajudar
help in Spanish is ayudar, acorro, ayuda

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