Meaning
- To give practical assistance to someone.
- To give or offer something such as money, time, or effort.
- A short-term or situational act of support.
- To contribute in a collective task or group responsibility.
Today’s Sentences
01
Itโd be great if you could help me out.
Situation
What are you up to this weekend?
Nothing much.
How about you?
Well, Iโm moving to a new apartment.
Itโd be great if you could help me out.
Sure.
Let me know what time I should be at your place.
02
I need you to help me out.
Situation
Are you busy?
Not at all.
Whatโs up?
I need you to help me out with my homework.
I just canโt figure this out.
Sure.
Letโs go over it together.
Writer’s Note
The phrasal verb ใhelp outใ is transitive and separable.
- Transitive – It takes a direct object. In this case, you’re ใhelping someone outใ.
Example 1 – Can you help out your sister?
Example 2 – She helped me out when I was sick. - Separable – You can sometimes place the object between the verb and the particle, especially when the object is a pronoun.
Example 1 – She helped me out. โ
Example 2 – She helped out her friend. โ
๐ซ She helped out me. โ (awkward/wrong with a pronoun after the particle)
Related Words: Assist, back up, bail someone in, chip in, contribute, do a favor, facilitate, give a hand, give someone a boost, jump in, lend a hand, pitch in, step in, support.
