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

Stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were, of course, on hand to help out, taking the stage alongside Chu and movie producer Marc Platt at the Colosseum Theater at Caesars Palace on Wednesday (April 2), according to The Hollywood Reporter. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2025

Everyone was there to help out Bridges’ and former TCU football coach Gary Patterson’s The Big Good, which supports and partners with local organizations that are focused on addressing critical unmet needs in the community. —Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025

Suddenly, Riddick's effervescent peepers become their only hope for survival, if he can be bothered to help out. —Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2025

If needed, other NPR journalists might be tapped to help out, depending on the resources required — for example, a producer to pull together audio needed for a radio piece. —Meghan Ashford-Grooms, NPR, 26 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for help out

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