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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Election anxiety could be building, but crisis lines and other tools are available to listen and help out on Election Day and beyond. —

The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024 Their humanoid, Figure 01, is designed specifically for general-purpose material handling, moving goods and helping out in retail applications such as stocking. —

Amir Husain, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Pickford was working as an English teacher and helping out in a couple of youth clubs. —

Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 He was born Kenyatta Lee Frazier Jr. on Atlanta’s Southside to a working-class mother who picked up jobs around town (driving a bus, helping out in a hospital). —

Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for help out