helpful
US: /ˈhɛɫpfəɫ/
UK: /hˈɛlpfəl/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
helpful /'helpful/- tính từ
- giúp đỡ; giúp ích; có ích
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective1 ~ (for sb) (to do sth)
~ (in doing sth)
~ (to sb) useful and able to improve a particular situation: helpful advice / information / suggestions + Sorry I can't be more helpful. + It would be helpful for me to see the damage for myself. + You may find it helpful to read this before making any decisions. + Role-play is helpful in developing communication skills. + The booklet should be very helpful to parents of disabled children.
2 (of a person) willing to help sb: I called the police but they weren't very helpful. + The staff couldn't have been more helpful. + She's one of the most helpful people I know.
Antonym: UNHELPFUL
helpfully adverb: She helpfully suggested that I try the local library.
helpfulness noun [U]
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
useful, serviceable, practical, pragmatic, utilitarian, beneficial, valuable, profitable, advantageous, constructive, productive; supportive, reassuring, sympathetic, considerate, caring, accommodating, kind, considerate, cooperative, neighbourly, friendly, benevolent:
A reference book might be helpful in answering that question. Mrs Carlyle gave me such helpful advice.
Collocation
VERBS
be, prove | consider sth, find sb/sth
ADV.
enormously, especially, extremely, immensely, most, particularly, really, unusually, very
Thank you, you have been most helpful.
| not at all, not particularly
Demanding peace short of victory would not be at all helpful.
| fairly, quite | immediately
indulging in ambitious, but not immediately helpful plans
| generally, usually | always, invariably
PREP.
for
This information would be extremely helpful for teenagers.
| in
Graphs are helpful in presenting the information.
| on
He was quite helpful on how to do the accounts.
| to
The lifts will be helpful to the older patients.
PHRASES
friendly and helpful
I found all the staff friendly and helpful.
Concise dictionary
'helpfʊladj.
+providing assistance or serving a useful function
+of service or assistance
+showing a willingness to cooperate
