ADV

a lot
My mother helps me a lot
a bit
solicitously
He solicitously helped her back into the chair
out

VERB + HELP

be able/unable to, can/could
Can you help me with my homework?
try to
I was only trying to help out

PREP

across
I helped her across the road
into, out of
She helped the old man out of the car
with
We all help with the housework

PHRASES

help sb to their feet
Mike helped the old lady to her feet
a way of helping
the best way of helping your child

ADV

enormously, greatly, immeasurably, a lot, really, tremendously
Talking to a counsellor helped her enormously. The whole process was greatly helped by the widespread availability of computers
a bit, a little
certainly
It certainly helped that her father is a duke!

VERB + HELP

be designed to
The minimum wage is designed to help people in low-pay service industries

PREP

in
Iron helps in the formation of red blood cells