helm

1. 1.

   be at or take the helm of

   “helm the ship”

   Broadersteer

Other forms of helm

plural

helms·

past tense

helmed·

present participle

helming·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about helm

What does helm mean?

helm means "steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in helm?

helm has 1 syllable: helm. In IPA it is /ˈhɛlm/.

Is helm a common word?

helm is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.