helping

American  

[hel-ping] / ˈhɛl pɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that helps.

2. a portion of food served to a person at one time.

   That's his third helping of ice cream.

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adjective

1. giving aid, assistance, support, or the like.

helping British  

/ ˈhɛlpɪŋ /

noun

1. a single portion of food taken at a meal

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Other Word Forms

• helpingly adverb
• unhelping adjective

Etymology

Origin of helping

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English; help, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

Even though different species can still interbreed, these inversions limit how much their DNA mixes, helping maintain distinct traits.

From Science Daily

Michael Amon is deputy world coverage chief, helping to direct coverage across all The Wall Street Journal's foreign bureaus.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The capital being deployed today is helping build the infrastructure layer for intelligence itself," OpenAI said in a blog post.

From Barron's

The National Trust is a nonprofit organisation tasked by the US Congress with helping preserve historic sites.

From BBC

But in 2022, he had an argument with a journalist who had been helping to gather evidence against the Mail newspapers.

From BBC