helping hand

help·ing hand

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hel-ping hand]
- /ˈhɛl pɪŋ hænd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hel-ping hand]
- /ˈhɛl pɪŋ hænd/

Definitions of helping hand words

noun helping hand aid; assistance: to give the destitute a helping hand. 1
noun helping hand assistance 1
noun helping hand (Idiomatic) Any assistance, help or aid. 0

See all 3 definitions of helping hand

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Origin of helping hand

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Helping hand

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Helping hand

helping hand popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

helping hand usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for helping hand

noun helping hand

aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
boost — If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
hand — Learned [lur-nid] /ˈlɜr nɪd/ (Show IPA), 1872–1961, U.S. jurist.
help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.

All 8 Synonyms of helping hand