Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

help along

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.23 in modern English

Syllables: help a-long
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Example Sentences

"Max could no longer move his hind legs and was defecating all over the floor, so Jeff thought it was time to help him along."

Inflected Forms

helps along (present, singular) helping along (participle, present) helped along (participle, past) helped along (past)

Questions

What does help along mean?: To euthanize.

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