English Online Dictionary. What means helping? What does helping mean?
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛlpɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɛlpɪŋ
Etymology 1
From Middle English helping, helpinge, helpynge, equivalent to help + -ing.
Noun
helping (countable and uncountable, plural helpings)
- The act of giving aid or assistance (to).
- (countable) A portion or serving, especially of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one helps oneself.
- (figurative, countable) An amount or quantity.
Derived terms
- oath-helping
- second helping
Related terms
- help oneself
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English helpinge, helpynge, helpinde, helponde, helpand, from Old English helpende, present participle of Old English helpan (“to help”), equivalent to help + -ing. Cognate with Dutch helpend, German helfend, Swedish hjälpande.
Verb
helping
- present participle and gerund of help