helping (A2)
verb
Pronunciation: /ˈhɛlpɪŋ/
Definition
Providing assistance or support to someone.
Examples
She found him helping a stray cat that had been injured.
Many volunteers were helping with the cleanup after the storm.
The teacher spent extra time helping the students who were struggling.
How to Use helping
- help someone do something (collocation)
- To assist someone in completing a task. — "Can you help me move this table?"
- help someone with something (prepositional phrase)
- To provide assistance to someone regarding a specific matter or object. — "He is helping his son with his homework."
- help to do something (collocation)
- To contribute to the completion of an action. — "This new technology will help to reduce pollution."
- help doing something (collocation)
- To assist in the process of doing something (less common than 'help to do'). — "The extra funding is helping to improve the school's facilities."
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