Collocations for help - noun

big, enormous, great, invaluable, real, substantial, tremendous, valuable
You''ve been a big help - thanks. | It''s a great help having you around. | This is the first scheme to offer real help to working mothers.

generous | direct
The careers officer gives direct help as well as advice.

mutual, self-
The system is based on mutual help rather than on payment for services. | a best-selling author of self-help books

voluntary
The homeless centre relies entirely on voluntary help.

immediate | individual
Teachers have little time to give individual help to students.

expert, skilled, technical | outside
They can usually manage by themselves, but occasionally need outside help.

financial, legal, medical, practical, professional
When the symptoms persisted, I decided to seek medical help.

appeal for, ask for, beg for, call for, scream for, seek, send for, shout for, summon
Police are appealing for help in catching the killers. | I opened the window and called for help.

bring, enlist, fetch, find, get
He enlisted the help of a private detective in his search for the truth. | He ran to get help.

need, want
Do you need any help unloading the car?

get, receive | accept
He''s too proud to accept help.

come to, give sb, offer (sb), provide (sb with)
Passers-by came to the woman''s help when she was mugged.

arrive, come
He lay injured for four hours before help arrived.

be at hand
(informal) Don''t panic - help is at hand.

desk, line (also ‘helpline’)
For further information, phone our helpline.

beyond ~
Some of the injured animals were beyond help and had to be destroyed.

of ~
The manual is too technical to be of help to the inexperienced user.

with ~
With a little help, I think I could fix the computer myself. | We broke open the lock with the help of a spanner.

~ for
The training centre provides special help for the long-term unemployed.

~ from
With help from a parent, a child can do simple cooking.

~ in
Local teachers provided invaluable help in developing the material.

~ to
She''s been a big help to her father.

~ with
He''ll need help with this homework.

an appeal/a plea/a request for help
The family''s request for help went unanswered.

a cry for help
I heard a cry for help from inside the building.

in need of help
The man was clearly in need of urgent medical help.

an offer of help
He rudely rejected her kind offer of help.