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help us vs help to us

The correct phrase is 'help us.' 'Help to us' is not a common construction in English. The verb 'help' is typically followed by a direct object, not a prepositional phrase.

Last updated: March 30, 2024 • 1866 views

help us

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when asking for assistance or support from someone.

Examples:

  • Can you help us with this project?
  • Please help us find a solution to this problem.
  • You can help us, the boys and me.
  • That information should help us solve the murder.
  • Robin working with Gisborne could help us.
  • Such shortcuts help us navigate the complexities of our social existence.
  • Just please help us find our husbands.
  • You'd help us hunt psychopaths.
  • Angels are messengers that help us better understand God.
  • Which could help us positively identify these remains.
  • First just help us get this guy.
  • I brought lattes to help us pack.
  • Might help us literally retrace her steps.
  • The Commission should help us in this.
  • Might help us I.D. our target.
  • Please help us find our dad.
  • Alexander found people to help us escape.
  • There's a man who can help us.
  • You can find someone out there who can help us.
  • Maybe I could get my dad to help us.
  • Torkild, help us out here.
  • You could really help us by supplying information about that meeting.

Alternatives:

  • assist us
  • aid us
  • support us

help to us

This phrase is not correct in English. The preposition 'to' is not used after the verb 'help' in this context.

  • You will be a great help to us.
  • It would be a real help to us.
  • His report will be of help to us, especially during the phase in which we find ourselves today, that is, the preparatory phase of our proposals on this very issue.
  • Cherry-picking will be of no help to us here, as it would destroy the approach we have to take of explaining to the public in persuasive terms why we need a constitutional treaty - which gives it more rights and brings greater transparency.
  • That would be a great help to us and also to the Baltic States.
  • These reports have become a great help to us, my superior told me to thank you
  • It is a great help to us.
  • The declaration was therefore a great help to us.
  • Colonel Sheppard believes you can be of great help to us.
  • You could be of help to us.
  • Advertising brochures will be no help to us there.
  • Better controls are therefore of no help to us at all here.
  • Now, Robert, you could be of help to us.
  • Your report will be a very valuable help to us in doing this.
  • My uncle's got his hookups in prison, I think could be a real help to us if...
  • My uncle's got his hookups in prison, I think could be a real help to us if...
  • The Jedi Council and Galactic Senate will be of no help to us here.
  • First of all, we have spoken here about the resolution of a conflict which can be of help to us in a multilateral agreement.
  • This has been done in the past and it would be of enormous help to us.
  • It may end up being of help to us later.

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