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• Helpful — Help ful, a. Furnishing help; giving aid; assistant; useful; salutary. [1913 Webster] Heavens make our presence and our practices Pleasant and helpful to him! Shak. {Help ful*ly}, adv. {Help ful*ness}, n. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Helpful Henry — was a comic strip in the UK comic The Beano. It first appeared in Beano issue 1, dated 30 July 1938.The central character is Henry, a young boy who attempts to be helpful but ends up doing more harm than good usually as a result of a… …   Wikipedia

• helpful — index ancillary (auxiliary), beneficial, benevolent, charitable (lenient), constructive (creative) …   Law dictionary

• helpful — late 14c., from HELP (Cf. help) (n.) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Helpfully; helpfulness …   Etymology dictionary

• helpful — [adj] beneficial, beneficent accessible, accommodating, advantageous, applicable, benevolent, bettering, caring, conducive, considerate, constructive, contributive, convenient, cooperative, crucial, effectual, efficacious, essential, favorable,… …   New thesaurus

• helpful — ► ADJECTIVE 1) giving or ready to give help. 2) useful. DERIVATIVES helpfully adverb helpfulness noun …   English terms dictionary

• helpful — [help′fəl] adj. giving help; of service; useful helpfully adv. helpfulness n …   English World dictionary

• helpful — help|ful W3S2 [ˈhelpfəl] adj 1.) providing useful help in making a situation better or easier ▪ Thank you for your advice; it s been very helpful. it is helpful (for sb) to do sth ▪ It is helpful to discuss your problems with your friends. ▪ It… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• helpful — help|ful [ helpfəl ] adjective ** 1. ) a helpful person helps you by doing something or by giving you useful advice or information: a traditional hotel with friendly and very helpful staff You ve been most helpful. 2. ) useful or providing help:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• helpful — [[t]he̱lpfʊl[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as helpful, you mean that they help you in some way, such as doing part of your job for you or by giving you advice or information. The staff in the London office are helpful but only have… …   English dictionary

• helpful */*/ — UK [ˈhelpf(ə)l] / US [ˈhelpfəl] adjective 1) useful, or providing help a helpful guide to choosing colleges If you re tired, caffeine can be helpful in low doses. it s helpful to do something: It s helpful to have a calculator for this exam.… …   English dictionary