help yourselves

hɛlp jɔːrˈsɛlvz

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Conjugation

Definition of help yourselves - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

self-serviceserve yourself without waiting for assistance

Please help yourselves to the food on the table.

self-serve

take freelytake something without asking for permission

They helped themselves to the supplies in the office.

grab

seize

take

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Expressions with help

help out

provide assistance to escape a difficult situation

He helped out his friend who was in debt..

beyond help

adj.

unable to be helped or improved by anyone

The old car is beyond help.

cannot help

be unable to stop oneself from doing something

She cannot help laughing at his jokes.

help along

assist someone or something to progress

She helped her friend along during tough times..

cry for help

plea or signal indicating need for assistance

His sudden silence was a cry for help that went unnoticed..

help is at hand

exp.

support will arrive very soon or is nearby

Stay calm, help is at hand.

Examples of help yourselves in a sentence

Guests can help yourselves to the buffet.
Feel free to help yourselves to the snacks on the table.
Guests can help themselves to the drinks in the fridge.

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French:se servir, ...
German:bedient euch, ...
Italian:servitevi, ...
Spanish:servirse, tomen lo que quieran, ...
Portuguese:sirvam-se, fiquem à vontade, ...
Chinese:自便, 随便用, ...
Japanese:ご自由にどうぞ, 勝手に取った, ...
Arabic:اِخْدِمْ نَفْسَهُ, أَخَذَ دون إِذْن, ...
Hebrew:לְהַגִּישׁ לְעַצְמְכֶם, לָקַחַת לְעַצְמוֹ, ...
Russian:угощайтесь, взяли без спроса, ...
Ukrainian:пригощайтеся, ...
Hindi:खुद ले लेना, बिना पूछे ले लिया, ...
Bengali:নিজেরা নিয়ে নিন, নিজেদের সাহায্য করুন, ...
Catalan:servir-se, ajudeu-vos, ...
Czech:posloužit si, ...
Danish:tage for sig, hjælp jer selv, ...
Dutch:bedien jezelf, neem gerust, ...
Greek:σερβίρομαι, βοηθήστε τον εαυτό σας, ...
Hungarian:kiszolgálni magát, elvenni, ...
Khmer:យកដោយខ្លួនឯង, យកតាមចិត្ត, ...
Korean:마음껏 드세요, 자유롭게 가져가세요, ...
Persian:خودتان برداشتن, خودتان بردارید, ...
Polish:częstujcie się, ...
Portuguese (BR):sirvam-se, fiquem à vontade, ...
Romanian:a serviți-vă, a luați fără grijă, ...
Swedish:ta för er, hjälp er själva, ...
Thai:ตักกันเอง, หยิบตามสบาย, ...
Turkish:kendine servis yapmak, kendinize alın, ...
Vietnamese:cứ tự nhiên lấy, lấy tự do, ...

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