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helps along

helps along is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 helps along

What is helps along the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Helps along is the third-person singular simple present indicative of help along.

Words near helps along in the dictionary

  1. helpmeets
  2. Helprin
  3. Helpringham
  4. helps
  5. helps a lame dog over a stile
  6. helps along
  7. helps oneself
  8. helps out
  9. Helpses
  10. helpsheet
  11. helpsheets

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