helping
/ˈhɛlpɪŋ/ · help·ing
verb
- To provide assistance to (someone or something). He helped his grandfather cook breakfast.
- To assist (a person) in getting something, especially food or drink at table; used with to. Help yourself to whatever's in the fridge.
- To contribute in some way to. If you want to get a job, it helps to have some prior experience.
noun
- A portion or serving, especially of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one helps oneself. She eagerly took a second helping of ice cream.
- An amount or quantity. The recipe calls for a helping of sugar.
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Did you know? The phrase 'helping oneself' is a common idiom that originated in the 15th century, when it referred to taking food or drink without being served by others.