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helping Definition

help·ing (hel′piŋ)

noun

  1. a giving of aid; assisting
  2. a portion of food served to one person

helping Synonyms

helping

modif.

aiding, assisting, cooperating, collaborating, synergistic, working with, cooperating with, collaborating with, being assistant to, being consultant to, in cooperation with, in collaboration with, in combination with, contributing, accessory to, going along with, acceding to, in cahoots with, hand in glove with, thick as thieves, in the same boat with, up to one's ears in; see helpful 1, practical.

helping Synonyms

helping

n.

share, serving, plateful, order, course, portion, ration, piece, allowance; see also food, meal 2, share.

helping Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • fruit: If the grown-ups opt for fast food TV dinners they can't expect the children to relish regular helpings of fruit and vegetables.
  • food: An average of 10 helpings of food was recorded in the ship's newspaper for that first meal.
  • vegetable: This is easily supplied by taking a handful of any of the nut family and daily helpings of green, leafy vegetables.
  • meat: You may double or triple helpings of meat, salad or vegetables.

Converse of object

  • eat: The three of them ate four helpings of veal and ham with french beans - Jobling had two.
  • have: A great piece which we should really have second helpings of in the future.
  • get: Be extra conscientious about getting five helpings of fruit and vegetables a day.
  • serve: Many of the public houses, tea rooms and restaurants in the area serve generous helpings of home-cooked local foods prepared to traditional recipes.

Adjective modifier

  • generous: The Officers Mess was full of members from both the Royal Engineers and ICE South, who tucked into generous helpings of curry!
  • second: A great piece which we should really have second helpings of in the future.
  • huge: Curries are superb value at £ 4.65, and come with huge helpings of vegetables and rice.
  • large: Apologies to the members of the Science Support Network who already have had large helpings of such stuff!
  • big: The key to catching your share of fish is to use big helpings of fresh peeler crab or jelly softies.
  • several: My companion had several helpings of the pork dish which he said were flavorsome.

Modifies a noun

  • people: The title of my speech is " Helping People Through Change " .
  • patient: Assessment in clinical practice Helping patients to manage problems such as constipation can be a large part of any nurse's workload.
  • student: Participants will also be introduced to the 2nd edition of the booklet ' Helping students with Mental Health Difficulties ' .
  • child: Helping children to enjoy the challenge of fulfilling their academic potential.
  • other: There are also seminars on ' Helping others to pray ' which are available to final year students and to their spouses.
  • business: Commercial waste Helping businesses to reduce, reuse and recycle their commercial waste.