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helps

/hɛlps/

Meanings
  • Verb

    Provide assistance or make tasks easier for someone.

    - "The teacher helps students understand complex concepts."
    - "Can you helps me carry these boxes?"
  • Verb

    Be of assistance or useful.

    - "This tool really helps in assembling furniture."
    - "The new software helps streamline our workflow."

Pronunciation
  1. /hɛlps/



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Synonyms

aid , assistance , contribute , assist , aid , assist , come to the aid of , help out
Rhymes
Words rhyming with helps
beliefs , griefs , releases
Variants
List of all variants of helps that leads to same result
help , helped , helping , helps , so help me , no help for it , of help , self-help , self-helps , every penny counts , every penny helps , every penny helps/counts , help out , helped out , helping out , helps out
Forms
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helped, helpings, helpless, helper


Etymology
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Old English hulpian, related to hlaf 'loaf'; from Proto-Germanic *helbizan ‘to save’.


Trivia
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  1. The word 'helps' is used over 100 times in the King James Version of the Bible.

  2. The term 'helps' is often used in legal contexts to refer to a spouse or family member.

  3. In ancient Greece, the goddesses Helia and Helios were believed to provide help and protection to sailors.


Related Concepts
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  1. Assistance: The act of providing help or support to someone in need.

  2. Kindness: The quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.


Culture
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The word 'helps' has been used extensively in literature, music, and art to represent assistance, kindness, and support. In literature, it is often used to describe acts of kindness and selflessness. In music, it is the title of several songs that convey themes of hope and encouragement.

How to Memorize "helps"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a person extending a helping hand to someone in need.
    - Imagine a group of people working together to help build a house.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'helps' with the image of a caring and supportive friend.
    - Think of the word 'helps' as synonymous with 'assistance' or 'support'.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic phrase such as 'Helping Others Provides Energy' to remember the meaning of the word.


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