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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUtile
Pronunciation / Transliteration: y-til
"Les instructions étaient très utiles pour terminer le projet."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Providing assistance or support.
"The instructions were very helpful in completing the project." - 2
Having a tendency to assist or be of service.
"She is always helpful when it comes to solving problems."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'helpful' is derived from the Old English 'helpful', which combines 'help' (from Old English 'helpan') meaning to assist, with the suffix '-ful' indicating 'full of'. This term has evolved through Middle English, maintaining its core meaning of providing assistance or support.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Helpful" is said worldwide
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Utile
Transliteration: y-til
"Les instructions étaient très utiles pour terminer le projet."
Hilfreich
Transliteration: hil-fraɪç
"Die Anweisungen waren sehr hilfreich bei der Fertigstellung des Projekts."
Utile
Transliteration: u-ti-le
"Le istruzioni sono state molto utili per completare il progetto."
Útil
Transliteration: u-til
"Las instrucciones fueron muy útiles para completar el proyecto."
Útil
Transliteration: u-til
"As instruções foram muito úteis para completar o projeto."
सहायक
Transliteration: sahayak
"निर्देश परियोजना को पूरा करने में बहुत सहायक थे।"
有帮助的
Transliteration: yǒu bāngzhù de
"这些说明对完成项目非常有帮助。"
도움이 되는
Transliteration: doumi doeneun
"지침은 프로젝트를 완료하는 데 매우 도움이 되었습니다."
役に立つ
Transliteration: yaku ni tatsu
"指示はプロジェクトを完成させるのに非常に役に立ちました。"
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