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.

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Now that even that limited aid has expired, Moore's 21-year-old son has been helping out with the household bills. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026 His wife, Elizabeth, helps out with her cooking skills during preseason practices. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 All four appeared in good spirits as they were helped out of the capsule and rolled inside the ship on reclining chairs. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 The recipes parallel Wen's evolution from immigrant kid helping out at her parents' restaurant to working actor cooking for her own children. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for help out

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