"helpful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈhɛlp.fʊl/, /ˈhɛlp.fəl/ Audio: En-us-helpful1.ogg Forms: more helpful [comparative], most helpful [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English helpful; equivalent to help + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|helpful}} Middle English helpful, {{suffix|en|help|ful|pos=adjective}} help + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} helpful (comparative more helpful, superlative most helpful)
  1. Furnishing help; giving aid; useful. Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: helpfull [archaic], helpefull [obsolete] Derived forms: helpfully, helpfulness, unhelpful Translations (furnishing help; giving aid; useful): behulpsaam (Afrikaans), ὠφέλιμος (ōphélimos) (Ancient Greek), نَافِع (nāfiʕ) (Arabic), مُفِيد (mufīd) (Arabic), օգտակար (ōgtakar) (Armenian), köməksevər (Azerbaijani), полезен (polezen) (Bulgarian), услужлив (uslužliv) (Bulgarian), отзивчив (otzivčiv) (Bulgarian), útil (Catalan), 有幫助 (Chinese Mandarin), 有帮助 (yǒubāngzhù) (Chinese Mandarin), nápomocný (Czech), hjælpsom (Danish), behulpzaam (Dutch), helpema (Esperanto), abivalmis (note: of people) (Estonian), kasulik (english: useful) (Estonian), avulias (note: of people) (Finnish), auttavainen (Finnish), hyödyllinen (english: useful) (Finnish), utile (French), serviable (French), aidant (French), დამხმარე (damxmare) (Georgian), მარგებელი (margebeli) (Georgian), სასარგებლო (sasargeblo) (Georgian), გამოსადეგი (gamosadegi) (Georgian), ვარგისი (vargisi) (Georgian), hilfreich (German), मददगार (madadgār) (Hindi), segítőkész (Hungarian), készséges (Hungarian), szolgálatkész (Hungarian), hasznos (Hungarian), hjálpsamur (Icelandic), gagnlegt (Icelandic), helpema (Ido), cúntach (Irish), disponibile (Italian), utile (Italian), d'aiuto (Italian), 役に立つ (yakunitatsu) (Japanese), 有用 (yūyō) (Japanese), opifer (Latin), adiūtābilis (Latin), pomocny (Lower Sorbian), hjelpsom (Norwegian), سودمند (Persian), behelplich (Plautdietsch), pomocny (Polish), uczynny (note: of people) (Polish), prestável (Portuguese), útil (Portuguese), util (Romanian), ajutător (Romanian), поле́зный (poléznyj) (Russian), любе́зный (ljubéznyj) (note: of people) (Russian), cuideachail (Scottish Gaelic), servicial (Spanish), útil (Spanish), adyuvante (Spanish), acomedido (Spanish), solícito (Spanish), oficioso (Spanish), ayudador (Spanish), hjälpsam (Swedish), ekītatstse (Tocharian B), hay giúp đỡ (Vietnamese)
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Alternative forms

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          "text": "[…]inſtructe the yonge Chyrurgiane, becauſe that vvithout making any great delaye, he might be adiuvable & helpefull to the patient vvith theſe remedyes vvhich conſequently follovve.",
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          "code": "af",
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          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
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          "roman": "nāfiʕ",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "نَافِع"
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          "word": "مُفِيد"
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          "word": "օգտակար"
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          "word": "полезен"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "útil"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "有幫助"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yǒubāngzhù",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "有帮助"
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "nápomocný"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "hjælpsom"
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          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "behulpzaam"
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "helpema"
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "note": "of people",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "abivalmis"
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          "english": "useful",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "kasulik"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "note": "of people",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "avulias"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "auttavainen"
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          "english": "useful",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "hyödyllinen"
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          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "utile"
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          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "serviable"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "aidant"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "damxmare",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "დამხმარე"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "margebeli",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "მარგებელი"
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          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "sasargeblo",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "სასარგებლო"
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          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gamosadegi",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "გამოსადეგი"
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          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "vargisi",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "ვარგისი"
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          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
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          "roman": "ōphélimos",
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          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
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          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
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          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
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          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
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          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "disponibile"
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          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "utile"
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          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
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          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "opifer"
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          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "adiūtābilis"
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          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "hjelpsom"
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "سودمند"
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          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "behelplich"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "note": "of people",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "prestável"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "útil"
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "util"
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "ajutător"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "poléznyj",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
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          "note": "of people",
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          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
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          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
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          "code": "es",
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          "lang": "Spanish",
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          "word": "ayudador"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "hjälpsam"
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          "code": "txb",
          "lang": "Tocharian B",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "ekītatstse"
        },
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
          "word": "hay giúp đỡ"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ˈhɛlp.fəl/"
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      "form": "more helpful",
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        "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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        "Terms with Afrikaans translations",
        "Terms with Ancient Greek translations",
        "Terms with Arabic translations",
        "Terms with Armenian translations",
        "Terms with Azerbaijani translations",
        "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Danish translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Esperanto translations",
        "Terms with Estonian translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Georgian translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Hindi translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Icelandic translations",
        "Terms with Ido translations",
        "Terms with Irish translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Latin translations",
        "Terms with Lower Sorbian translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian translations",
        "Terms with Persian translations",
        "Terms with Plautdietsch translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Romanian translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Tocharian B translations",
        "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
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          "text": "a helpful clue",
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          "text": "a helpful person",
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          "ref": "1597, Jacques Guillemeau, translated by A. M., The Frenche chirurgerye, Dort: Iſaac Canin, page 48:",
          "text": "[…]inſtructe the yonge Chyrurgiane, becauſe that vvithout making any great delaye, he might be adiuvable & helpefull to the patient vvith theſe remedyes vvhich conſequently follovve.",
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        "Furnishing help; giving aid; useful."
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          "useful",
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      "ipa": "/ˈhɛlp.fəl/"
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "behulpsaam"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "nāfiʕ",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "نَافِع"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mufīd",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "مُفِيد"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ōgtakar",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "օգտակար"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "köməksevər"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "polezen",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "полезен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "uslužliv",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "услужлив"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otzivčiv",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "отзивчив"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "útil"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "有幫助"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yǒubāngzhù",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "有帮助"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "nápomocný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "hjælpsom"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "behulpzaam"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "helpema"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "note": "of people",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "abivalmis"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "english": "useful",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "kasulik"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "of people",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "avulias"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "auttavainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "useful",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "hyödyllinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "utile"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "serviable"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "aidant"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "damxmare",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "დამხმარე"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "margebeli",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "მარგებელი"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sasargeblo",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "სასარგებლო"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gamosadegi",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "გამოსადეგი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "vargisi",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "ვარგისი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "hilfreich"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "ōphélimos",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "ὠφέλιμος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "madadgār",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "मददगार"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "segítőkész"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "készséges"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "szolgálatkész"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "hasznos"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "hjálpsamur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "gagnlegt"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "helpema"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "cúntach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "disponibile"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "utile"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "d'aiuto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yakunitatsu",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "役に立つ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yūyō",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "有用"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "opifer"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "adiūtābilis"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "hjelpsom"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "سودمند"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "behelplich"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "pomocny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "note": "of people",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "uczynny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "prestável"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "útil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "util"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "ajutător"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poléznyj",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "поле́зный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "of people",
      "roman": "ljubéznyj",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "любе́зный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "cuideachail"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "pomocny"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "servicial"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "útil"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "adyuvante"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "acomedido"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "solícito"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "oficioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "ayudador"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "hjälpsam"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "ekītatstse"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "furnishing help; giving aid; useful",
      "word": "hay giúp đỡ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "helpful"
}

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