HELPLESS


Meaning of HELPLESS in English

adj.

VERBS

▪ appear , be , feel , lie , look , seem , stand , watch

John felt completely ~.

He lay ~ in the hospital ward.

▪ become

▪ leave sb , render sb

He was left ~ and alone.

She was rendered ~ by panic.

ADVERB

▪ absolutely , completely , quite , totally , utterly

▪ apparently , seemingly

▪ almost , virtually

▪ physically

PREPOSITION

▪ against

She was ~ against his strength.

▪ before

Kirk stood ~ before this giant of a man.

▪ in the face of

I felt ~ in the face of all these rules and regulations.

▪ with

She was ~ with anger.

Helpless is used with these nouns: ↑ creature , ↑ gesture , ↑ laughter , ↑ prey , ↑ rage , ↑ shrug , ↑ tear , ↑ victim

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