etw. zu Hilfe nehmen

to use something as an aid/tool

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Noun

Hilfe f.

Verb

nehmen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Der Mechaniker nahm einen Schraubenschlüssel zu Hilfe.

How it is used

Means 'to use something as an aid/tool.' Neutral register. Use when employing a dictionary, calculator, or guide to complete a task. Core: instrumental use.

Other verbs that go with Hilfe

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Hilfe leistento provide/give assistance
• jdm. zu Hilfe kommento come to someone's aid
• Hilfe bekommen / erhaltento receive/get help
• Hilfe anbietento volunteer assistance, often proactively
• Hilfe ablehnento decline offered assistance, often due to pride or self-reliance
• Hilfe erbitten / erflehento formally or desperately request aid
• Hilfe benötigen / brauchento require assistance because you cannot manage alone

All collocations with Hilfe

Other collocations built on nehmen

• Abschied nehmen von+Dat.to bid farewell to
• seinen Abschied nehmento take one's leave
• Abstand nehmen von+Dat.to distance oneself from something
• sich in Acht nehmen vor+Dat.to be careful/watch out for a danger
• einen Anfang nehmento get under way
• etw. / jdn. in Anspruch nehmento use/claim something
• etw. in Angriff nehmento tackle/start something energetically
• Anstoß nehmen an+Dat.to take offense at something