help out
phrasal verb
helped out; helping out; helps out
: to do something so another person's job or task is easier
I can't do this myself. Won't someone please help me out?
I sometimes help out in the kitchen.
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In addition to buying tickets, Snell accepts volunteers to help out.
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Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
Some locals appreciated how much the prolific hip hopper had helped out the less fortunate.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Hyland helps out round the Timberwolves’ guard depth, where there are question marks behind veteran floor general Mike Conley.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025
Get out the voters The League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale is inviting residents to think nationally and help out locally on National Voter Registration Day.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
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Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
Some locals appreciated how much the prolific hip hopper had helped out the less fortunate.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Hyland helps out round the Timberwolves’ guard depth, where there are question marks behind veteran floor general Mike Conley.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025
Get out the voters The League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale is inviting residents to think nationally and help out locally on National Voter Registration Day.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Help out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/help%20out. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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