help out

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

His odds of playing NHL games this season are helped out by his profile. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Tonight, the Yankees turn to another player who was injured but has helped out since returning. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

But the Barrio can be seen, too, as a recognizable American story of frontier towns in which neighbors helped out neighbors, and civic services became a fully communal affair. — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026

That is where a caregiver makes a big difference helping out in what may seem like little ways, but are huge to the person in need. — William Lambers, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for help out

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