unhelpable

help

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [help]
- /hɛlp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [help]
- /hɛlp/

Definitions of unhelpable word

verb with object unhelpable 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. 1
verb with object unhelpable to save; rescue; succor: Help me, I'm falling! 1
verb with object unhelpable to make easier or less difficult; contribute to; facilitate: The exercise of restraint is certain to help the achievement of peace. 1
verb with object unhelpable to be useful or profitable to: Her quick mind helped her career. 1
verb with object unhelpable to refrain from; avoid (usually preceded by can or cannot): He can't help doing it. 1
verb with object unhelpable to relieve or break the uniformity of: Small patches of bright color can help an otherwise dull interior. 1

See all 23 definitions of unhelpable

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Origin of unhelpable

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English helpen, Old English helpan; cognate with German helfen

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Parts of speech for Unhelpable

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Unhelpable

unhelpable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Antonyms for unhelpable

adj unhelpable

correctable — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
corrigible — capable of being corrected
curable — If a disease or illness is curable, it can be cured.
improvable — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
mendable — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.

adjective unhelpable

healable — Receptive to treatment or cure.

All 6 Antonyms of unhelpable