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help·ful    Audio Help   [help-fuhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME; see help, -ful]

—Related forms
help·ful·ly, adverb
help·ful·ness, noun

—Synonyms useful, convenient; beneficial, advantageous.
—Antonyms useless, inconvenient.
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help·ful    Audio Help   (hělp'fəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Providing assistance; useful.

help'ful·ly adv., help'ful·ness n.
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helpful

adjective
providing assistance or serving a useful function [ant: unhelpful] 

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈhelpful adjective
Example: a very helpful boy; You may find this book helpful.
Arabic: مُساعِد
Chinese (Simplified): 有帮助的
Chinese (Traditional): 有幫助的
Czech: prospěšný
Danish: hjælpsom; nyttig
Dutch: nuttig
Estonian: abivalmis, kasulik
Finnish: avulias, hyödyllinen
French: utile
German: hilfreich
Greek: εξυπηρετικός,πρόθυμος να βοηθήσει, χρήσιμος
Hungarian: szolgálatkész
Icelandic: hjálpsamur; gagnlegur
Indonesian: berguna
Italian: utile
Japanese: 助けになる
Korean: 도움이 되는
Latvian: izpalīdzīgs; noderīgs
Lithuanian: naudingas, paslaugus
Norwegian: hjelpsom, tjenestevillig, nyttig
Polish: pomocny, przydatny
Portuguese (Brazil): útil
Portuguese (Portugal): útil
Romanian: de nădejde, util
Russian: услужливый; полезный
Slovak: užitočný
Slovenian: uslužen, koristen
Spanish: servicial; útil
Swedish: hjälpsam, användbar
Turkish: faydalı, yararlı, işe yarar; yardımcı
See also: helper, helping, helpless, help, help oneself, help out, "helpful" in any language

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