Betydning af help på engelsk

• 0 to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful

  • Will you help me with this translation?

  • Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?

  • Can I help?

  • He fell down and I helped him up.

• 1 to play a part in something; to improve or advance

  • Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition

  • Good exam results will help his chances of a job.

• 2 to make less bad

  • An aspirin will help your headache.

• 3 to serve (a person) in a shop

  • Can I help you, sir?

• 4 (with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something

  • He looked so funny that I couldn’t help laughing

  • Can I help it if it rains?

• 5 the act of helping, or the result of this

  • Can you give me some help?

  • Your digging the garden was a big help

  • Can I be of help to you?

• 6 someone or something that is useful

  • You’re a great help to me.

• 7 a servant, farmworker etc

  • She has hired a new help.

• 8 (usually with no) a way of preventing something

  • Even if you don’t want to do it, the decision has been made – there’s no help for it now.