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We did an episode where she goes out to get a job and she gets fired because she's not good. They hire a babysitter to help out and she finds out she hates the fact that the kids have more fun with the sitter than her.
Patricia Heaton

Meaning of "help out" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HELP OUT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HELP OUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Help out is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb help out in English.

WHAT DOES HELP OUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of help out in the English dictionary

The definition of help out in the dictionary is to assist or aid, esp by sharing the burden. Other definition of help out is to share the burden or cost of something with.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HELP OUT

PRESENT

Present
I help out
you help out
he/she/it helps out
we help out
you help out
they help out
Present continuous
I am helping out
you are helping out
he/she/it is helping out
we are helping out
you are helping out
they are helping out
Present perfect
I have helped out
you have helped out
he/she/it has helped out
we have helped out
you have helped out
they have helped out
Present perfect continuous
I have been helping out
you have been helping out
he/she/it has been helping out
we have been helping out
you have been helping out
they have been helping out
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I helped out
you helped out
he/she/it helped out
we helped out
you helped out
they helped out
Past continuous
I was helping out
you were helping out
he/she/it was helping out
we were helping out
you were helping out
they were helping out
Past perfect
I had helped out
you had helped out
he/she/it had helped out
we had helped out
you had helped out
they had helped out
Past perfect continuous
I had been helping out
you had been helping out
he/she/it had been helping out
we had been helping out
you had been helping out
they had been helping out
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will help out
you will help out
he/she/it will help out
we will help out
you will help out
they will help out
Future continuous
I will be helping out
you will be helping out
he/she/it will be helping out
we will be helping out
you will be helping out
they will be helping out
Future perfect
I will have helped out
you will have helped out
he/she/it will have helped out
we will have helped out
you will have helped out
they will have helped out
Future perfect continuous
I will have been helping out
you will have been helping out
he/she/it will have been helping out
we will have been helping out
you will have been helping out
they will have been helping out
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would help out
you would help out
he/she/it would help out
we would help out
you would help out
they would help out
Conditional continuous
I would be helping out
you would be helping out
he/she/it would be helping out
we would be helping out
you would be helping out
they would be helping out
Conditional perfect
I would have help out
you would have help out
he/she/it would have help out
we would have help out
you would have help out
they would have help out
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been helping out
you would have been helping out
he/she/it would have been helping out
we would have been helping out
you would have been helping out
they would have been helping out
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you help out
we let´s help out
you help out
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to help out
Past participle
helped out
Present Participle
helping out
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HELP OUT

help
help a person off with
help a person on with
help desk
help menu
help screens
helpable
helper
helper T-cell
helpful
helpfully
helpfulness
helping
helping hand
helpless
helplessly
helplessness
helpline
Helpmann
helpmate

WORDS THAT END LIKE HELP OUT

blimp out
cheap out
check out
cop out
crap out
crop out
dip out
keep out
lip out
map out
ship out
sleep out
slop out
stamp out
step out
stop out
strip out
top out
trip out
wimp out

Synonyms and antonyms of help out in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «help out» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HELP OUT

Find out the translation of help out to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of help out from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «help out» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

帮帮忙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ayudar
570 millions of speakers

English

help out
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाहर मदद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مساعدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

помочь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ajudar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাহায্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

venir en aide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

membantu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aushelfen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

助ける
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도움
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

ngewangi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giúp đỡ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உதவி செய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मदत करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yardım etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dare una mano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pomóc
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

допомогти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ajuta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βοηθήσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

help
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hjälpa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hjelpe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of help out

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HELP OUT»

The term «help out» is very widely used and occupies the 21.530 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of help out
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HELP OUT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «help out» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «help out» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about help out

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10 QUOTES WITH «HELP OUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word help out.
1
Steve Aoki
'Boneless,' even though we were thinking about servicing it to radio, it made more sense putting a vocal on there. This was actually the first time that I really looked at doing a song for radio and kind of let go of some control and listened to a lot of different radio pluggers and had Ultra come in and help out with ideas.
2
Abigail Breslin
I try to make myself do things for other people when I'm feeling down. Like, you can call your local hospital and help out in the pediatric unit.
3
Nat King Cole
I often wonder whether Negroes like myself who are pretty well known help out at all in breaking down barriers.
4
Norm Crosby
I was the first spokesperson for the Better Hearing Institute in Washington. And that's the message we tried to send out - there is hearing help out there, and the technology and options are amazing.
5
B. J. Daniels
That whole rivalry with the fans is not something that I can pay attention to right now. This is my new home, and whatever I can do to help out Seattle is what I need to do.
6
Rick Danko
After convincing myself that was maybe you should at least help out your neighborhood, I really started to think about it later on in life.
7
Bill Dedman
John Glenn's father, known as Herschel, was mostly deaf from injuries in World War I. To help out at home, young Glenn sold rhubarb all over town from the family garden.
8
Rocco DiSpirito
There really is a camaraderie among chefs and a willingness to help out whenever we can.
9
Jimmy Fallon
I'm going to North Pole to help out Santa this year.
10
Patricia Heaton
We did an episode where she goes out to get a job and she gets fired because she's not good. They hire a babysitter to help out and she finds out she hates the fact that the kids have more fun with the sitter than her.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HELP OUT»

Discover the use of help out in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to help out and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pandas Help Out
Is skipping school cool or will the pandas learn a new lesson? Mental Health: Role Models.
N. B. Grace, 2012
2
The Littles help out
Lucy and Tom Little help prevent Mrs. Knight's landlord from stealing the money her husband secretly left her.
Bob Clarke, 1984
3
Sophie and Jack Help Out
There are lots of surprises in store when two young hippos do the spring planting in the vegetable garden.
Judy Taylor, 1984
4
Everyone Helps, Everyone Wins: How Absolutely Anyone Can ...
Combined with a comprehensive appendic listing online and print resources, this book provides both the motivation and the action plan to get every community working.
David T. Levinson, 2010
5
The Know-It-Alls help out
A family of accident-prone alligators try to help a neighbor with her household chores.
Peter J. Lippman, 1982
6
Dinosaurs Help Out
Dinosaurs help out/ by Alex Appleby. p. cm. — (Dinosaur school) ISBN 978-1- 4359-9054—0 (pbk.) ISBN 978-1-4359-9055—7 (ó-pack) ISBN 978-1-4359-9053 -5 (library binding) 1. Helping behavior-Juvenile literature. I, Appleby, Alex. II. Title.
Alex Appleby, 2013
7
Getting OUT of Limbo- A Self Help Divorce Book for Women
It is surprising to find out that people will rally to help out, if they know the seriousness of the situation. At work or school or in your community, there may be a support group for victims of spousal abuse. But don't introduce these people to the ...
Diane Tegarden, 2003
8
Crossing Over: Exploring Japanese Culture and Life Through ...
Practice 3 - Adjectives 形容詞 Only those Japanese who are bore help out in social movements. A. Only those Japanese who are boring help out in social movements. B. Only those Japanese who are bored help out in social movements.
Robert Long, 2006
9
Caring for Elderly Parents: Juggling Work, Family, and ...
You don't help out. We are with her twenty-four hours a day, not just a couple of hours a week." This happened a couple of times. Now one of the sisters takes her weekends. Another sister comes over and does the laundry. It helps. Frank, too ...
Deborah M. Merrill, 1997
10
Easy Activities for Building Social Skills
Talk about why we need to help one another and what might happen if we didn't help out. 2. To model the skill, invite a child to pantomime trying to lift a heavy stack of books. Offer to help by asking, "Do you need help?" and then show how ...
Nancy Jolson Leber, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HELP OUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term help out is used in the context of the following news items.
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Help out Tazer the K-9 and kids at Newberry Twp. Police golf …
(newberry twp. police). Take out the driver later this month and help out likely the furriest member of the Newberry Township Police Department. «York Dispatch, Jul 15»
2
Teacher Supply Depot seeks donations to help out local teachers …
You can easily help out teachers and students in Knox County by dropping off new or gently used school supplies at WATE 6 On Your Side. «WATE 6 On Your Side, Jul 15»
3
Volunteers with World Changers help out in Baton Rouge - WAFB.com
Mayor Kip Holden introduced a new round of volunteers working in the Baton Rouge communities for the week of July 13. 97 volunteers from ... «WAFB.com, Jul 15»
4
Help Out Jerome Bettis' Foundation By Buying His New HOF Cereal
Needing some cereal and want to help support a charity foundation belonging to soon-to-be Hall of Fame running back Jerome Bettis? Thanks ... «Steelers Depot, Jul 15»
5
Channing Tatum Was the Only Marvel Hero To Help Out This Living …
Channing Tatum has proved once again that underneath his staggeringly pretty face and perfectly chiseled body, there lies a tender heart of ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
6
620 CKRM - the Source - Farm Credit Canada to help out farmers …
"There's been extensive dry conditions in parts of Saskatchewan this year. We saw that there are areas where farmers are concerned what ... «620 CKRM.com, Jul 15»
7
Dine Out, Help Out a restaurant-based fundraiser scheduled for …
Inter-Faith Ministries, a local charity that assists the homeless, is in the final stages of organizing an event called Dine Out, Help Out. «Wichita Eagle, Jul 15»
8
GALLERY: Liverpool legends Ian Rush and Didi Hamann help out at …
Liverpool FC legends Ian Rush and Didi Hamann helped out at a soccer school at Bangkok School for the Blind during the club's pre-season ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
9
Osborne Tells Euro States U.K. Won't Help Out With Aid to Greece …
Britain celebrated its distance from the euro zone's woes by declaring that it won't be dragged into helping finance Greece through the back ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
10
'Privilege' to help out Canada - New Zealand Herald
A former Napier man will be working among the best rural firefighters in the world this week as he helps battle hundreds of uncontrolled ... «Hawke's Bay Today, Jul 15»

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