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# helpful

adjective (helpful, more helpful, most helpful)

«helpful» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Helpful describes someone who is willing to help others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/helpful/#m1)
2. Helpful describes something useful that makes a job easier. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/helpful/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school values and manners lessons, being helpful means offering to carry things, sharing, showing a new pupil around, holding doors and helping at home. In learning, a helpful tip, diagram or example makes a problem easier; teachers praise helpful comments. In stories, helpful characters show kindness. Phrases: «helpful to», «very helpful», «helpful hint», «helpful tip», «be helpful».

### Examples

- Thank you for being so helpful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/helpful/#x1)
- Sam is helpful in the classroom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/helpful/#x2)
- Drawing a picture is helpful in maths problems. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/helpful/#x3)
- The map was really helpful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/helpful/#x4)
- Here's a helpful tip: check your answers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/helpful/#x5)
- The shop assistant was very helpful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/helpful/#x6)
- Being helpful at home makes everyone happier. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/helpful/#x7)
- That comment wasn't very helpful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/helpful/#x8)

### Note

Spelling: help + ful (one l at the end). Comparative «more helpful». Opposite: unhelpful. Adverb: helpfully. Noun: helpfulness, helper.

## In Jewish tradition

In school values and manners lessons, being helpful means offering to carry things, sharing, showing a new pupil around, holding doors and helping at home. In learning, a helpful tip, diagram or example makes a problem easier; teachers praise helpful comments. In stories, helpful characters show kindness. Phrases: «helpful to», «very helpful», «helpful hint», «helpful tip», «be helpful».

### Note

Spelling: help + ful (one l at the end). Comparative «more helpful». Opposite: unhelpful. Adverb: helpfully. Noun: helpfulness, helper.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «helpful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/helpful/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«helpful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/helpful.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «helpful» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/helpful/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«helpful» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/helpful.html) on Mova free.