Collocations for "helpful"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "helpful" in context.
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helpful
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- a helpful [waiter, assistant, agent, operator, worker]
- helpful [information, ideas, hints, suggestions] (about)
- gave me (some) helpful advice on [finding work, cooking, travel]
- a helpful guide to [Thailand, essay writing, accounting]
- the [instructions, tips, notes] were (not) very helpful
- [very, really, surprisingly, so] helpful
- [it's, that's] helpful to [know, have, read]
- (can be) helpful in [determining, deciding, making, directing]
- asked a helpful [local, passerby, resident, person] for directions
- please try to be more helpful
- it's not helpful to [say, tell, keep]
'helpful' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):