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.

Examples of help out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Watching the film back, really just being ultra-active, just helping out my teammates. —Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026

Wilson is also looking forward to helping out with parking and directing vendors at the next July 4th Family Picnic & Fireworks Show in Ramona. —Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026

This becomes both a test of Vernice’s loyalty and an opportunity to reaffirm her virtue as a woman who just wants to help out her cradle-friend. —Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2026

Along the Eastern Shore, where the storm hit harder, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is sending more resources to help out. —Dennis Valera, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for help out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout