English Vocabulary

to help Vs to help out

Little Parrot

User since 2015
Posts: 2

21 April 2015

Hello,

what is the difference between to help and to help out?

Thank you

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Thierry
User since 2012
Posts: 54
21 April 2015

Hi Little Parrot,
Below a very clear explanation I founded out on the website "wordreference".
The author is Il fuoco, senior member.
Quote :
'To help' can be followed with another verb (in the infinitive) which is the action that the subject is 'helping' to do, i.e.:
He is helping me to (optional) move.
Someone needs to help me finish this cake!
'To help [qqn] out' cannot do this; it merely means to help without this specificity of how the subject is helping, so you can say:
He helped me out of a mess back there.
We decided to help him out.
But not
He helped me out to move
Someone needs to help me out finish this cake
However, you can say:
She helped me out by driving me to the airport when my car broke down.
End quote

Good day to you Little Parrot.
Hi Little Parrot, Below a very clear explanation I founded out on the website "wordreference". The author is Il fuoco, senior member. Quote : 'To help' can be followed with another verb (in the infinitive) which is the action that the subject is 'helping' to do, i.e.: He is helping me to (optional) move. Someone needs to help me finish this cake! 'To help [qqn] out' cannot do this; it merely means to help without this specificity of how the subject is helping, so you can say: He helped me out of a mess back there. We decided to help him out. But not He helped me out to move Someone needs to help me out finish this cake However, you can say: She helped me out by driving me to the airport when my car broke down. End quote Good day to you Little Parrot.
Little Parrot
User since 2015
Posts: 2
23 April 2015

Intricacies of english language...

Thanks a lot

Have a good day
Intricacies of english language... Thanks a lot Have a good day

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