help
Third Person
helps
Present Participle
helping
Past Tense
helped
Past Participle
helped
2
to give someone or oneself something, especially food or drinks
transitive
- He offered to help his guests to some more wine.
- I helped myself to a slice of cake.
- If you're still hungry, feel free to help yourself to more food.
- May I help you to some more pasta?
- They helped themselves to some popcorn during the movie.
Synonyms:
3
to take something without having permission to do so
transitive
- He'd been helping himself to snacks from the vending machine without paying.
- I can't believe he helped himself to my beer without asking.
- The employee was fired for helping himself to company property.
- The teenager was caught helping herself to makeup at the store.
Synonyms:
4
to be unable to control or stop something, particularly one's actions
transitive
- He couldn't help but feel nervous before his big presentation.
- He couldn't help smiling when he saw the surprise on her face.
- He couldn't help laughing during the serious meeting.
- She tried to stay calm but couldn't help feeling anxious.
- I can't help thinking about what happened yesterday.
Synonyms: