help out

phrasal verb

helped out; helping out; helps out
: to do something so another person's job or task is easier
I can't do this myself. Won't someone please help me out?
I sometimes help out in the kitchen.

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America is your neighbors volunteering to run local elections or joining the PTA or helping out with a Main Street parade or a county fair or a town-wide fish fry. Billy Ray, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025 The difference this time is that there are only a few who can do the buildout, namely Oracle and Coreweave, as well as Nvidia and other chipmakers that help out in the computation and communications process. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025 The Patriots also elevated former Chiefs linebacker Darius Harris to help out on special teams. Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025 And the fact that every jersey helps out the Oxnard Eagles, these amazing young girls from my hometown? Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for help out

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“Help out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/help%20out. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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