helping
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle English helping, helpinge, helpynge, equivalent to help + -ing.
Noun
[edit]helping (countable and uncountable, plural helpings)
- The act of giving aid or assistance (to).
- She finds great joy in helping people.
- (countable) A portion or serving, especially of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one helps oneself.
- She eagerly took a second helping of ice cream.
- (figurative, countable) An amount or quantity.
- 2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- Wayne Rooney marked his England return with the goal that secured a place in Euro 2012's last eight - but it was a rough passage eased by helpings of good fortune and controversy against Ukraine.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]a portion or serving, especially of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one helps oneself — see serving
Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle English helpinge, helpynge, helpinde, helponde, helpand, from Old English helpende, present participle of Old English helpan (“to help”), equivalent to help + -ing. Cognate with Dutch helpend, German helfend, Swedish hjälpande.
Verb
[edit]helping
- present participle and gerund of help
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