to make someone feel more confident and less worried
encourage /т'клгкут'кет-/ [u T] to say
or do something that helps someone feel confident enough to do something: She was always looking for ways to encourage her students.
encourage sb to do sth It was me who
encouraged Rosie to give up her job and go to university.
be supportive /bi: S3'pa:rt[v/ to make someone feel less worried and more confident, talking to them in a sympathetic way and giving them practical help: Ever since I found out I was pregnant, my family has been very supportive.
to help something to happen
help /help/ [ v T] to make it more likely that something good will happen help do sth Going to Spain for a month should help improve her Spanish. help to do sth A massage wi// help to relax your mind and your body. help sb (to) do sth All this arguing isn't going to help us win the election.
encourage /т'клпсЭДт'кяг-/ [v T] to
make people more likely to want to do something, or make something more likely to happen: Do you think that violence on TV encourages crime? encourage sb to do sth // we had a better rail system, it would encourage people to leave their cars at home.
promote /ргэ'тэо1/ [и T] formal to help something good to happen or develop and
increase: a meeting to promote trade
between Korea and the UK I A balanced diet promotes good health and normal development. I The meetings
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when someone or something helps you
help/ul "helpful' [adj] someone or something that is helpful gives you help or makes it easier for you to do something: If you have problems with the computer you may find the instruction manual helpful. I Thanks, Sam. You've been very helpful.
it is help/ul to do sth It's helpful to prepare a list of questions before going to an interview.
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help/ul advice/idea/suggestion Does anyone have any helpful suggestions? I She gave us some helpful advice about renting apartments.
Don't write 'helpful!'. The correct spelling is helpful.
Qbe a help /bi: э'help; especially spoken if someone or something is a help, they make it easier for you to do something that you are trying to do: For the teachers, having more books and equipment would be a help.
be a big/great/real help Thanks for looking after the children. You've been a real help.
someone who helps another person
assistant /a'sist^nt/ [n C] someone whose job is to help another person who has a more important job, by doing things for them; Ryan got a job in a TV studio as a sound engineer's assistant. assistant to sb Janet is the assistant to the Director of Finance.
Д You can also use assistant before a noun, like an adjective: the assistant manager I Peter is an assistant editor on a news programme.
helper /'helps1'/ [n C] someone who helps other people, especially because they want to do it and not in order to earn
are intended to promote good relations between the two communities.
money: Ella works at the hospital once a week as a voluntary helper.
accomplice /э^лтрЦ$||э'ка:т-, эклт-/ [n С] formal someone who helps another person in a crime: Evans could not have carried out the robbery without an accomplice. I The man held a knife to her throat while his accomplice snatched her keys.
something that someone does in order to help
help /help/ [n U] something that someone does in order to help: If I need any help I'll call you. I Please don't hesitate to ask for help if there's anything you don't understand.
+ with Do you need any help with those suitcases?
Kelp doing sth I wouldn't mind some
help moving that piano.
with the help of Ian pushed the car as
far as the garage with the help of some
friends.
A Don't say 'a help' in this meaning. Just say help or some help, any help etc.
assistance /3'sist^ns/ [n U] formal help
given to someone who needs it, often in the form of money, advice, or information: The Association gives advice and practical assistance to motorists. /inanciai assistance Students here receive very little financial assistance from the government. be of assistance (=help someone) Our tour guides will be pleased to be of assistance if you have any problems.
aid /eid/ [n U] food, money, medicine, and
other kinds of help that are given to countries or people who need them, because they are very poor or have serious problems: Each year the US sends more than $1.8 billion worth of aid to sub-Saharan Africa. I Aid is not getting through to the refugees.
not giving any help
not help/ul/unhelp/ul jmx helpful,
An'helpfolI not giving someone the help they need, especially when they have asked for help: I found the sales assistants most unhelpful I The authorities were not at all helpful when Rob reported that his passport had been stolen.
Q use less /'juisl^s/ [adj] especially spoken
not giving any help - use this when you are annoyed with someone or something because they should help you but they do not: Those useless people in the tax office couldn't give me any advice. completely/absolutely useless It's no good reading the instructions - they're
completely useless.
HERE
see also place
here
Here /hisг/ [adu] in, to, or from this place: Were you born here? I I'll stay here and wait for the others. I I really love it here in Italy.
be here Check the names off the list to make sure everyone's here. come/get/arrive here (=come to this place) What time did you get here? I We moved here about two years ago. around/near here (=near this place) Do you live around here? right here (=in this exact place) I put my keys right here in the drawer from here (=from this place) I know a really good Spanish restaurant not far from here.
down/in/up here Hey, guys; she called up to us, 'I'm down here in the basement.'