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- [self help]
- /sɛlf hɛlp/
- /self help/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [self help]
- /sɛlf hɛlp/
Definitions of self-help word
- noun self-help the act of providing for or helping or the ability to provide for or help oneself without assistance from others. 1
- noun self-help Law. the act or right of remedying a wrong, without resorting to legal proceedings. 1
- noun self-help the acquiring of information or the solving of one's problems, especially those of a psychological nature, without the direct supervision of professionals or experts, as by independent reading or by joining or forming lay groups that are devoted to one's interests or goals. 1
- adjective self-help of or relating to a book, article, home study course, or the like, offering an individual information or counseling intended to be personally beneficial or profitable: self-help books on overcoming shyness. 1
- adjective self-help relating to self-help resources 1
- noun self-help personal development techniques 1
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Origin of self-help
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Self-help
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
self-help popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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