helping

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of giving aid or assistance (to).
2. (countable) A portion or serving, especially of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one helps oneself.
3. (countable, figuratively) An amount or quantity.

Verb

present participle and gerund of help

help

• Noun
• Verb
• Intj

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Synonyms

serving

portion

help

assisting

aid

assistance

assist

support

ration

share

succor

ancillary

plate

backing

assistant

auxiliary

succour

course

beneficial

helpful

hit

incidental

jag

lift

means

ministration

patronage

plateful

productive

promoting

relief

relieving

secondary

side

subsidiary

succoring

supporting

synergistic

useful

Help

ancilla

aidant

leg up

aidance

accessory

aid money

adjunct

adventitious

aiding

appurtenant

Translations

yardım

porzione

ajuda

ondersteuning

ajuda

bijstand

aide

Hilfe

aiuto

hulp

Beihilfe

Beistand

steun

Förderung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɛlpɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: helping

Inherited from Middle English: helpinge

Inherited from Old English: helpende

Cognate with Dutch: helpend

Cognate with German: helfend

Cognate with Swedish: hjälpande

In summary

From Middle English helping, helpinge, helpynge, equivalent to help + -ing.