helpfuladjective
uk/ˈhelp.fəl/us/ˈhelp.fəl/B1 willing to help, or useful:
She's such a pleasant, helpful child!
I'm sorry, I was only trying to be helpful.
He made several helpful suggestions.
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- Students said it was helpful if the teacher corrected their pronunciation.
- Any increase in production would be helpful.
- You get the odd person who's rude to you but they're generally quite helpful.
- You should find this guidebook helpful.
- She made some very helpful suggestions but her boss rejected them all.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Kind & thoughtful
- accommodating
- attentive
- avuncular
- be all heart idiom
- be big of sb idiom
- benign
- consideration
- diplomatic
- fatherly
- good-hearted
- good-natured
- goodwill
- gracious
- neighbourly
- nice
- nicely
- obliging
- open-hearted
- supportive
- well meant
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helpfully
adverb uk/ˈhelp.fəl.i/us/ˈhelp.fəl.i/
The manufacturers helpfully provide an instruction manual.
helpfulness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈhelp.fəl.nəs/us/ˈhelp.fəl.nəs/