# helpful

Pronunciation: say "HELP-fuhl" /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/

## Adjective

1. Providing aid or assistance; serving a useful purpose for a task or situation.
   - Simple: Giving useful help that makes a task easier or solves a problem.
   - _Her detailed notes proved extremely helpful during the final exam._
   - _The plumber offered several helpful suggestions for stopping the leak._

## Origin

From Middle English helpful, formed from help combined with the suffix -ful.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/helpful (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).