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If someone wants the help, the help should be there instead of having to travel three hours to get it.

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  1. transitive verb To give assistance to; aid: I helped her find the book. He helped me into my coat.
  2. transitive verb To contribute to the furtherance of; promote.
  3. transitive verb To give relief to: help the needy.
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assistance ·  support ·  advice ·  attention ·  use ·  benefit ·  protection ·  knowledge ·  need ·  presence ·  resource

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help:   helped ·  helping ·  helps
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  1. Middle English helpen, from Old English helpan.

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  1. from Middle English helpen (preterit halp, plural holpen, past participle holpen, holpe), from Anglo-Saxon helpan (preterit healp, plural hulpon, past participle holpen) = Old Saxon helpan = OFries. helpa = D. Middle Low German Low German helpen = Old High German helfan, Middle High German G. helfen = Icelandic hjālpa = Swedish hjelpa = Danish hjælpe = Goth, hilpan, help. Connection with Lithuanian szelpti, help, is uncertain.
  2. from Middle English help, from Anglo-Saxon help = Old Saxon helpa = OFries. helpe = Dutch hulp = Middle Low German hulpe = Old High German helfa, hilfa, Middle High German helfe, hilfe, German hilfe = Icelandic hjālp = Swedish hjelp = Danish hjælp, help; from the verb.
 

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