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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To help out them and their families was pretty cool, man.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
As Guthrie takes the necessary time to heal, her Today show colleagues are helping out by filling in for her.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
The plan is for each school to form a group of staff volunteers who will help out should there be reports of federal immigration activity at their building.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Polcyn left around 2021 and Richardson left around 2023 with a phalanx of guest hosts helping out.
—Peter White, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
As Guthrie takes the necessary time to heal, her Today show colleagues are helping out by filling in for her.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
The plan is for each school to form a group of staff volunteers who will help out should there be reports of federal immigration activity at their building.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Polcyn left around 2021 and Richardson left around 2023 with a phalanx of guest hosts helping out.
—Peter White, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
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 9 Jan. 2026.
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