Definitions for helpful
ˈhɛlp fəlhelp·ful

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. helpfuladjective

   providing assistance or serving a useful function

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. helpfuladjective

   Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Helpfuladjective

   Etymology: help and full.

   1. Useful; that which gives assistance.

   Let’s fight with gentle words,
   ’Till time lend friends, and friends their helpful swords. Sh.

   He orders all the succours which they bring;
   The helpful and the good about him run,
   And form an army. John Dryden, Ann. Mirab.

   2. Wholsome; salutary.

   A skilful chymist can as well, by separation of visible elements, draw helpful medicines out of poison, as poison out of the most healthful herbs. Walter Raleigh, History of the World.

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1. helpful

   Helpful refers to the act of providing assistance or useful information to others, contributing positively towards a situation or problem, or being of benefit or service. It involves actions or behaviors that are supportive, beneficial, or advantageous, often aimed at making tasks easier or improving a situation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Helpfuladjective

   furnishing help; giving aid; assistant; useful; salutary

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. helpful

   To provide help.

   The children are so helpful when it comes to cooking and preparing food.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on October 18, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'helpful' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3324

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'helpful' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1927

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'helpful' in Adjectives Frequency: #425

How to pronounce helpful?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of helpful in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of helpful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of helpful in a Sentence

1. Anthony Fauci:

   Our experience with variants such as the Delta variant is that even though the vaccine isn't specifically targeted to the Delta variant, when you get a high enough level of an immune response, you get spillover protection, even against a variant that the vaccine wasn't specifically directed at, that's the reason why we feel even though we don't have a lot of data on it, there's every reason to believe that that kind of increase that you get with the boost would be helpful, at least in preventing severe disease of a variant like Omicron.

2. Jayne Dixon Weber:

   When the kids are young, Randi Hagerman’re kind of hypersensitive to what other people think, i ’m past that now, and I ’m thankful that I am. What’s up next ? Medications helpful in treating Fragile X syndrome are a portal to understanding and developing treatments for other intellectual disabilities as well, including autism, Randi Hagerman said. As for Ian, Jayne Dixon Weber said if he continues working at the food store and stays active within his community, he will continue to grow and learn. Despite his developmental delays, Ian’s energy and attitude work in his favor.

3. Chris Cuomo:

   I forgot Raj’s last name this morning. I apologize for that. And then there wound up being a counter-narrative: ‘Well, that makes you racist,' it’s not helpful… it’s being said.

4. Denis McDonough:

   It was helpful to have State ops place the calls and to provide translation services, and we were grateful for the cooperation from the Bush administration for making that happen.

5. Jerome Powell:

   It would be very helpful and very important that there be additional fiscal support for the economy, really to get us through the winter, i think we made a lot of progress faster than we expected, and now we have a big spike in COVID cases, and it may weigh on economic activity. People may pull back from activities they were being involved in or not engage in new activities.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=helpful
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Helpful
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=helpful
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helpful