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

Dunn has helped out Harden all season by being another ballhandler to relieve him, but that luxurious feature isn’t helping the Clippers start games, as the Nuggets defend off Dunn aggressively: The Clippers are down to their last chance. —Law Murray, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025

Android 16 Beta Open To More Handsets The fourth public beta of Android 16 is now available for those looking to test the next release, get a little look into the future, or help out with debugging. —Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025

When Weezer wrapped their Voyage to the Blue Album tour in Los Angeles in October 2024, Schwartz was present and asked the crowd to help out with a movie shoot. —Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025

Marji was currently working as a plumber but also helped out at a relative’s smoke shop and did other odd jobs to make ends meet, Nesrin said. —Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for help out

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