: of service or assistance : useful
a helpful neighbor
helpful advice
just trying to be helpful
helpfulness
noun
Examples of helpful in a Sentence
A helpful neighbor shoveled our walkway.
a kind and helpful person
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Frequent flyers on Reddit back up how helpful the feature can be.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
Moreover, today’s powerful AI is more helpful than the chatbots of old.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Coconut water can be helpful after illness or intense exercise.
—Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Helpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helpful. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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