Helping vs. Helpful — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Helping and Helpful
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Helping
A quantity of food served as part of a meal.
Helpful
Giving or ready to give help
People are friendly and helpful
Helpful staff
Helping
A single portion of food.
Helpful
Providing assistance; useful.
Helping
(countable) A portion or serving, especially of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one helps oneself.
She eagerly took a second helping of ice cream.
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Helpful
Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.
A helpful clue
A helpful person
Helping
An amount or quantity
Helpful
Furnishing help; giving aid; assistant; useful; salutary.
Heavens make our presence and our practicesPleasant and helpful to him!
Helping
Present participle of help
Helpful
Providing assistance or serving a useful function
Helping
The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose.
Helpful
Of service or assistance;
A child who is helpful around the house can save the mother many steps
Helping
An individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal;
The helpings were all small
His portion was larger than hers
There's enough for two servings each
Helpful
Showing a willingness to cooperate;
A helpful cooperative patient
Parents hope to raise children who are considerate and helpful to others
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