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• thank you for all your help.
• do you need any help with that?
• can i be of any help to you?
• none of this would have been possible without their help.

help

1. the act of helping somebody to do something
• Thank you for all your help.
• Do you need any help with that?
• Can I be of any help to you?
• None of this would have been possible without their help.
• She stopped smoking with the help of her family and friends.
• They have at last decided to enlist the help of experts.
• The offer of help came too late.
• The college will no longer have to close, thanks to the help of private investment.
2. advice, money, etc. that is given to somebody in order to solve their problems
• to seek financial/legal/medical, etc. help
• The organization offers practical help in dealing with paperwork.
• You should qualify for help with the costs of running a car.
• a help key/screen (= a function on a computer that provides information on how to use the computer)
3. the fact of being useful
• The map wasn't much help.
• With the help of a ladder, neighbours were able to rescue the children from the blaze.
• Was the information I gave you any help?
• The course they sent me on was of no help whatsoever!
• Just shouting at him isn't going to be a lot of help.
4. the act of helping somebody who is in danger
• Quick, get help!
• She screamed for help.
5. a person or thing that helps somebody
• She was more of a hindrance than a help.
• Your advice was a big help.
• You're a great help, I must say!
6. the person or people who are employed by somebody to clean their house, etc.
• see also home help
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/home-help
7. it is not possible to avoid doing something that may harm somebody in some way
• There's no help for it. We shall have to call the police.

Extra Examples

• Don’t panic—help is at hand.
• He enlisted the help of a private detective in his search for the truth.
• He lay injured for four hours before help arrived.
• He ran to get help.
• He rudely rejected her kind offer of help.
• He’ll need help with this homework.
• He’s too proud to accept help.
• I heard a cry for help from inside the building.
• I opened the window and called for help.
• I really appreciate your help.
• Is there any extra help for disabled students?
• It’s a great help having you around.
• Local teachers provided invaluable help in developing the material.
• Passers-by came to the woman’s help when she was mugged.
• Police are appealing for help in catching the killers.
• She’s been a big help to her father.
• Some of the injured animals were beyond help and had to be destroyed.
• Teachers have little time to give individual help to students.
• The careers officer gives direct help as well as advice.
• The family’s request for help went unanswered.
• The homeless centre relies entirely on voluntary help.
• The man was clearly in need of urgent medical help.
• The manual is too technical to be of help to the inexperienced user.
• The organization provides emergency help for refugees.
• The program has a help menu.
• The software comes with excellent online help.
• The system is based on mutual help rather than on payment for services.
• The training centre provides special help for the long-term unemployed.
• They can usually manage by themselves, but occasionally need outside help.
• They had substantial help from farmers.
• This is the first scheme to offer real help to working mothers.
• This plan offers real help to working mothers.
• We broke open the lock with the help of a hammer.
• When the symptoms persisted, I decided to seek medical help.
• With a little help, I think I could fix the computer myself.
• With help from a parent, a child can do simple cooking.
• You’ve been a big help—thanks.
• a best-selling author of self-help books
• Can I be of any help (to you/with that)?
• He recovered quickly with the help of his family and friends.
• He was more of a hindrance than a help.
• I decided to seek legal help.
• I managed to understand it with the help of a dictionary.
• None of this would have been possible without her help.
• Quick, run and get help!
• The passengers were screaming for help.
• The place was difficult to find and the map wasn’t much help.
• You’re a great help, I must say!.
• Your advice was a great help to me.

Word Origin

• Old English helpan (verb), help (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch helpen and German helfen.