Helping-verb
noun
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noun
an informal term for an auxiliary verb, which combines with a main verb to help it express tense, mood, and voice
Examples
Common helping verbs are be, do, have, can, may, will, shall.
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- Helpless
[help-lis] /ˈhɛlp lɪs/ adjective 1. unable to oneself; weak or dependent: a helpless invalid. 2. deprived of strength or power; powerless; incapacitated: They were helpless with laughter. 3. affording no . /ˈhɛlplɪs/ adjective 1. unable to manage independently 2. made powerless or weak: they were helpless from so much giggling 3. without help adj. “unable […]
- Helplessly
[help-lis] /ˈhɛlp lɪs/ adjective 1. unable to oneself; weak or dependent: a helpless invalid. 2. deprived of strength or power; powerless; incapacitated: They were helpless with laughter. 3. affording no . /ˈhɛlplɪs/ adjective 1. unable to manage independently 2. made powerless or weak: they were helpless from so much giggling 3. without help adj. “unable […]
- Helplessness
[help-lis] /ˈhɛlp lɪs/ adjective 1. unable to oneself; weak or dependent: a helpless invalid. 2. deprived of strength or power; powerless; incapacitated: They were helpless with laughter. 3. affording no . /ˈhɛlplɪs/ adjective 1. unable to manage independently 2. made powerless or weak: they were helpless from so much giggling 3. without help adj. “unable […]
- Helpline
/ˈhɛlpˌlaɪn/ noun 1. a telephone line operated by a charitable organization for people in distress 2. a telephone line operated by a commercial organization to provide information
- Helpmate
[help-meyt] /ˈhɛlpˌmeɪt/ noun 1. a companion and helper. 2. a spouse. 3. anything that aids or assists, especially regularly: This calculator is my constant helpmate. /ˈhɛlpˌmeɪt/ noun 1. a companion and helper, esp a wife n. “companion,” 1715, altered from helpmeet, a ghost word, from the Biblical translation of Latin adjutorium simile sibi [Gen. ii:18] […]