A polite imperative built from help in its older sense of serving or providing and the reflexive pronoun yourself. The plural form is help yourselves.
A polite imperative built from help in its older sense of serving or providing and the reflexive pronoun yourself. The plural form is help yourselves.
What does help yourself mean?
It gives someone permission to take or use something that is available.
Why does help yourself often use to?
The pattern help yourself to names what may be taken, as in “help yourself to some cake”.
What is the plural of help yourself?
When speaking to more than one person, say help yourselves.
Is help yourself polite?
Yes. It is a friendly invitation, although tone and context determine how warm it sounds.
Can help yourself refer to something other than food?
Yes. It can give permission to take an object or use an available resource.
Does help yourself mean “assist yourself”?
Not in this fixed invitation. It means to take or use something freely.