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HELP ONESELF

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Abstain from doing; always used with a negative

Example:

She could not help watching the sad spectacle

Synonyms:

help; help oneself

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "help oneself" is one way to...):

forbear; refrain (resist doing something)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

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