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assist

(əsɪst)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense assists, present participle assisting, past tense, past participle assisted
1. verb
If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
Julia was assisting him to prepare his speech. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
The family decided to assist me with my chores. [VERB noun + with]
Dr Amid was assisted by a young Asian nurse. [be VERB-ed]
Synonyms: help, back, support, further More Synonyms of assist
2. verb
If you assist someone, you give them information, advice, or money.
The public is urgently requested to assist police in tracing this man. [VERB noun + in]
Foreign Office officials assisted with transport and finance problems. [VERB + with]
The Authority will provide a welfare worker to assist you. [VERB noun]
[Also VERB noun to-infinitive]
3. verb
If something assists in doing a task, it makes the task easier to do.
...a chemical that assists in the manufacture of proteins. [V + in/with]
Here are some good sources of information to assist you in making the best selection. [V n + in/with]
Salvage operations have been greatly assisted by the good weather conditions. [be VERB-ed]
[Also VERB noun to-infinitive]
Synonyms: facilitate, help, further, serve More Synonyms of assist

assist in British English

(əˈsɪst)
verb
1. 
to give help or support to (a person, cause, etc); aid
2. 
to work or act as an assistant or subordinate to (another)
3.  ice hockey
to help (a team-mate) to score, as by passing the puck
4. (intransitive; foll by at) archaic
to be present; attend
noun
5.  US and Canadian
the act of helping; aid; assistance
6.  baseball
the act of a player who throws or deflects a batted ball in such a way that a team is enabled to put out an opponent
7.  sport
a. 
a pass or other action by a player which enables another player to score a goal
b. 
a credit given for such an action
Derived forms
assister (asˈsister)
noun
Word origin
C15: from French assister to be present, from Latin assistere to stand by, from sistere to cause to stand, from stāre to stand

assist in American English

(əˈsɪst)
verb transitive
1. 
to give help to; aid
2. 
to work with as a helper or assistant
verb intransitive
3. 
to give help; aid
noun
4. 
an instance or act of helping
5.  Baseball
the act of a player who throws or deflects a batted ball in such a way that a teammatecan make a putout
6.  Basketball and Ice Hockey
the act of a player who passes the ball or puck in such a way that a teammate scores
SIMILAR WORDS:  help
Idioms:
assist at
Word origin
ME assisten < OFr assister < L assistere < ad-, to + sistere, to make stand < stare, to stand

Examples of 'assist' in a sentence
assist

He scored one and assisted the other.
The Sun (2016)
How many goals and assists has he got?
The Sun (2016)
He has scored three and assisted three.
The Sun (2016)
He is improving himself and it is good for him to score goals and make assists.
The Sun (2016)
The England star has got four strikes himself and has provided another two assists.
The Sun (2016)
He would always assist British teams and investigators when they came here to search.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They have notched two assists and two goals, compared with none for their predecessors.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He leads the Prem for combined goals and assists.
The Sun (2016)
The football brain still is though, the natural instinct to score and assist was on display for all to see here.
The Sun (2016)
I got a lot of game time, got some assists and goals.
The Sun (2017)
The next task is to assist in identifying the specific areas of conflict.
Christianity Today (2000)
What better way of assisting this process than by continuing his original act of piety?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We are assisting his family at this difficult time.
The Sun (2013)
He was gentle with her and many times his helping arm assisted her on her way.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
Did not provide a single assist or score a goal.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
To allow medically assisted suicide is another.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
We plunge into the jungle to assist the research team in search of snakes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What will it aid or assist in doing?
Goshgarian, Gary Exploring language (6th edn) (1995)
Great win and happy with my goal and assist!
The Sun (2014)
An intuitive moon helps you give the right advice in a tactful way and assist a relative.
The Sun (2011)
She might have made a bold stand to assist the family to whom she owed so much.
Veronica Buckley CHRISTINA QUEEN OF SWEDEN: The Restless Life of a European Eccentric (2004)
His reputation will greatly assist us in these endeavours.
Moynihan, John Kevin Keegan - Black and White (1993)
He added a goal and yet another assist to his tally.
The Sun (2015)
No reserve rider has yet been called up to assist the depleted team.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It is expected that students will still be given an overall score to assist employers in assessing their abilities.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
And two second-half assists helped make it a reality.
The Sun (2015)
Remember, "helps "means only that the medicine will aid or assist.
Goshgarian, Gary Exploring language (6th edn) (1995)
They are scoring goals, making assists and you can tell how much they are enjoying it.
The Sun (2015)
It is also designed to assist family and friends, because strokes do affect them as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He has also scored and assisted in his last two Cup games.
The Sun (2013)
Traffic jam assist helps the driver to maintain the distance to the vehicle ahead and helps to keep the vehicle centred in the lane.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He is intelligent on the pitch, can make good passes, assists for goals and score himself.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

In other languages
assist

British English: assist VERB
If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
The family decided to assist me with my chores.
  • American English: assist
  • Brazilian Portuguese: auxiliar
  • Chinese: > 帮助通过分担一部分工作以
  • European Spanish: ayudar
  • French: aider
  • German: helfen
  • Italian: aiutare
  • Japanese: 手伝う
  • Korean: 돕다
  • European Portuguese: auxiliar
  • Latin American Spanish: ayudar

Chinese translation of 'assist'

assist

(əˈsɪst)

vt

  1. [person] 帮(幫)助 (bāngzhù)
  2. [injured person] 扶助 (fúzhù)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to give help or support
They decided to assist me with my chores.
Synonyms
help
If you're not willing to help me, I'll find somebody who will.
back
He is backed by the civic movement.
support
He supported the hardworking people.
further
benefit
a variety of government schemes benefiting children
aid
a software system to aid managers in decision-making
encourage
Their task is to encourage private investment in Russia.
work with
work for
relieve
a programme to relieve poor countries
collaborate with
cooperate with
abet
We shall strike hard at terrorists and those who abet them.
expedite
succour
The money would be used to succour evicted families.
lend a hand to
lend a helping hand to
give a leg up to (informal)
2 (verb) 
a chemical that assists in the manufacture of proteins
Synonyms
facilitate
The new airport will facilitate the development of tourism.
help
further
Education needn't only be about furthering your career.
serve
soldiers who have served their country well
aid
Calcium may aid the prevention of dental decay.
forward
He forwarded their cause with courage, skill and humour.
promote
His country will do everything possible to promote peace.
boost
We need a big win to boost our confidence.
ease
The information pack is designed to ease the process of making a will.
sustain
I am sustained by letters of support.
reinforce
This sense of privilege tends to be reinforced by the outside world.
speed up
pave the way for
make easy
expedite
We will do all we can to expedite the procedure
oil the wheels
smooth the path of
assist the progress of
Opposites
resist
,
frustrate
,
handicap
,
hold up
,
hamper
,
hold back
,
thwart
,
hinder
,
obstruct
,
impede
,
work against

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abet
Definition
to help or encourage in wrongdoing
We shall strike hard at terrorists and those who abet them.
Synonyms
help,
aid,
encourage,
sanction,
sustain,
assist,
uphold,
back,
condone,
second,
incite,
egg on,
succour
in the sense of aid
Definition
to help financially or in other ways
a software system to aid managers in decision-making
Synonyms
help,
second,
support,
serve,
sustain,
assist,
relieve,
avail,
subsidize,
abet,
succour,
be of service to,
lend a hand to,
give a leg up to (informal)
in the sense of aid
Calcium may aid the prevention of dental decay.
Synonyms
promote,
help,
further,
forward,
encourage,
favour,
facilitate,
pave the way for,
expedite,
smooth the path of,
assist the progress of

Synonyms of 'assist'

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