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helpe

helpe is the obsolete spelling of help.

Meaning of help

Noun

help (usually uncountable, plural helps)

  1. (usually) Action given to provide assistance; aid.
    • I need some help with my homework.
    Synonyms:
    aid, assistance
  2. (usually) Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
    • He was a great help to me when I was moving house.
  3. (usually) Documentation provided with computer software that could be accessed using the computer.
    • I can't find anything in the help about rotating an image.
  4. (countable, usually) A study aid.
    • I've printed out a list of math helps.
  5. (usually) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise.
    • The help is coming round this morning to clean.
  6. (usually) Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training.
    • His suicide attempts were a cry for help.

See all 15 meanings of help

Forms of helpe

third-person singular presenthelpes
present participlehelping
past participlehelped
pasthelped

Questions about helpe

What is helpe the obsolete spelling of?
Helpe is the obsolete spelling of help.

Words near helpe in the dictionary

  1. helpbooks
  2. helpdesk
  3. helpdesker
  4. helpdeskers
  5. helpdesks
  6. helpe
  7. helped
  8. helped a lame dog over a stile
  9. helped along
  10. helped oneself
  11. helped out

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Adapted from Wiktionary: helpe (page history and authors); help (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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