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helps

v.
A1 Beginner US //ˈhɛɫps// UK //hˈɛlps// helps

v. to make it easier for someone to do something or to provide what is needed. You use this form when talking about one other person or thing in the present.

v. to provide assistance or support to another; to make an action or process easier to accomplish. Third-person singular present form of 'help'.


SIMPLE

He helps his sister with her homework every night.

CONTEXTUAL

The new software helps the team organize their projects more efficiently than the old system did.

COMPLEX

While the local charity primarily provides food, it also helps residents navigate the complex legal requirements for securing permanent housing and employment.

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Usage

The verb is transitive or intransitive; when followed by another verb, it takes either the bare infinitive or the 'to' infinitive.

Pitfall

He help me every day.He helps me every day.In the present tense, you must add 's' to the verb when the subject is he, she, or it.

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