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HELP ONESELF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does help oneself mean?
• HELP ONESELF (verb)
The verb HELP ONESELF has 1 sense:
1. abstain from doing; always used with a negative
Familiarity information: HELP ONESELF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abstain from doing; always used with a negative
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
help; help oneself
Context example:
She could not help watching the sad spectacle
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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