helpful

CEFRA2

/ˈhɛlp.fl̩/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Useful or willing to provide assistance.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.

Examples

  • He may be clever, but he is not very helpful.

  • She made helpful comments on my work.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • Your advice is always helpful to me.

  • a helpful clue

  • a helpful person

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English helpful; equivalent to help + -ful.