"help along" meaning in English

See help along in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: helps along [present, singular, third-person], helping along [participle, present], helped along [participle, past], helped along [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} help along (third-person singular simple present helps along, present participle helping along, simple past and past participle helped along)
  1. (euphemistic) To euthanize. Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): Death

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for help along meaning in English (1.4kB)

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