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helped along

helped along is the simple past and past participle of help along.

Meaning of help along

Verb

help along (third-person singular simple present helps along, present participle helping along, simple past and past participle helped along)

  1. (euphemistic) To euthanize.
    • Max could no longer move his hind legs and was defecating all over the floor, so Jeff thought it was time to help him along.

Questions about helped along

What is helped along the simple past and past participle of?
Helped along is the simple past and past participle of help along.

Words near helped along in the dictionary

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

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