helping

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helping  /ˈhɛl pɪŋ/ ? Meaning of "helping"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

Synonym(s)

serving

Usage(s):

  1. The Bush Administration is working to create a program that would cut down on foreclosures by helping creditworthy borrowers make their monthly mortgage payments.
  2. His victims were all eulogized as saints, people who had committed their lives to helping others.

Quotes

  1. "We have all worked hard together over the past year-and-a-half to get the inputs right in Afghanistan. No one did more in helping to get the inputs right than General McChrystal. And the progress made in recent months, in the face of a determined...
    on Jul 4, 2010 By: David Petraeus Source: NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (blog)

  2. "By all means, we have to give hope that we shall restore the city, return all the refugees and create all conditions for that. I think the entire world will be helping us, because we two peoples have the goodwill to live in peace and friendship...
    on Jun 18, 2010 By: Roza Otunbayeva Source: CNN

  3. "He reciprocated by helping me get on the Appropriations Committee," DeConcini said.
    on Jul 1, 2010 By: Dennis DeConcini Source: Salon

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