He had two helpings of carrots.
Can I give you a second helping?
He needed a generous helping of self-confidence to ask for a raise.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
help|ing — «HEHL pihng», noun. 1. a portion of food served to a person at one time. 2. a portion (of something): »Standard symphonic fare predominates, but the helpings of ballet, opera,…and popular music are growing (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
help´ing|ly — … Useful english dictionary
help — help·able; help·er; help·ful; help·ful·ness; help·less; help·less·ly; help·less·ness; help·mate; help; help·ful·ly; help·ing·ly; … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
help — I UK [help] / US verb Word forms help : present tense I/you/we/they help he/she/it helps present participle helping past tense helped past participle helped *** Get it right: help: The verb help is not used with the ing form of another verb. It… … English dictionary
help — [[t]he̱lp[/t]] ♦ helps, helping, helped 1) VERB If you help someone, you make it easier for them to do something, for example by doing part of the work for them or by giving them advice or money. [V to inf/inf] He has helped to raise a lot of… … English dictionary
help — 1 /help/ verb 1 MAKE POSSIBLE OR EASIER (I, T) to make it possible or easier for someone to do something by doing part of their work or by giving them something they need: If there s anything I can do to help, just give me a call. | She devoted… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
help oneself — verb abstain from doing; always used with a negative I can t help myself I have to smoke She could not help watching the sad spectacle • Syn: ↑help • Hypernyms: ↑refrain, ↑forbear • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
self-help — self help′ adj. cvb (of a book, home study course, program, etc.) offering individuals information or counseling on how to help themselves attain certain goals • Etymology: 1825–35 self help′er, n. self help′ful, self help′ing, adj … From formal English to slang
Cheng Man-ch'ing — This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cheng. Cheng Man ch ing (simplified Chinese: 郑曼青; traditional Chinese: 鄭曼青; pinyin: Zhèng Mànqīng) (July 29, 1902 March 26, 1975) was born in Yongjia (present day Wenzhou), Zhejiang Province (his… … Wikipedia
