helping

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈhɛlpɪŋ/

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Verb

Plain form help

Third-person singular helps

Past tense helped

Past participle helped

Present participle helping

1. The present participle of help.

Noun

Singular helping

Plural helpings

1. (countable) A helping is a portion or serving of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one help oneself.
   • Synonym: serving

   She eagerly took a second helping of ice cream.