Helping meaning : To provide assistance to (someone or something). To assist (a person) in getting something, especially food or drink at table; used with to. To contribute in some way to. To provide assistance. To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts with can. A portion or serving, especially of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one helps oneself. An amount or quantity