Meaning of helpful in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈhɛlpfəl/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    helpful

    Definitions

    1. of service or assistance

    Examples

    • « a child who is helpful around the house can save the mother many steps »

    Synonyms

  2. 2. showing a willingness to cooperate

    Examples

    • « a helpful cooperative patient »
    • « parents hope to raise children who are considerate and helpful to others »

    Synonyms

  3. Qualitative Adjective

    helpful

    Definitions

    1. providing assistance or serving a useful function

    Synonyms

    Antonyms

Famous quotes

  • « My dad said, 'The thing that I was told that was really helpful was that I mustn't be afraid of the things I was afraid of when I was five years old'. The shock of his childhood had put him in this defensive crouch against the world, and he needed to know that he had a nice wife and kids and it wasn't the same any more. »
    Tom Hooper
  • « Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties. »
    Barbara Walters
  • « I remember the mentoring experiences of some teachers that I had, like a second term home room teacher in public school that really was very helpful to me. »
    Sanford I. Weill
  • « But ours was intended to be a citizen government. It is what of, by and for the people means. And when our most important issue in California is the creation of jobs, I think it's quite helpful to have someone in the U.S. Senate or in the governor's seat who actually knows where jobs come from. »
    Carly Fiorina
  • « More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us. »
    George Eliot

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