If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
Since 1976 he has been operating the shop with the assistance of volunteers.
She can still come downstairs with assistance but she's very weak.
Synonyms: help, backing, service, support More Synonyms of assistance
2. uncountable noun
If you give someone assistance, you give them information or advice.
Any assistance you could give the police will be greatly appreciated.
Employees are being offered assistance in finding new jobs.
3. uncountable noun
If someone gives a person or country assistance, they help them by giving them money.
...a viable programme of economic assistance.
We shall offer you assistance with legal expenses up to $5,000.
4. uncountable noun
If something is done with theassistanceof a particular thing, that thing is helpful or necessary for doing it.
The translations were carried out with the assistance of a medical dictionary.
5.
See be of assistance
6.
See come to sb's assistance
assistance in British English
(əˈsɪstəns)
noun
1.
help; support
2.
the act of assisting
3. British informal national assistance
assistance in American English
(əˈsɪstəns)
noun
the act of assisting or the help given; aid
Word origin
ME & OFr < ML assistentia: see assist
COBUILD Collocations
assistance
consular assistance
need assistance
offer assistance
practical assistance
provide assistance
request assistance
require assistance
technical assistance
urgent assistance
Examples of 'assistance' in a sentence
assistance
The far reaching effects of this report would not have been possible without your help and assistance.
Lashford, Stephanie The Residue Report - an action plan for safer food (1988)
It is likely that they had logistical assistance in this country.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They provided advice and assistance and moral support.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The lodging of such an application was straightforward and did not require legal assistance.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Requests for assistance usually come from the senior nursing staff.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There are a number of organisations that can offer advice and assistance.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Members not on public assistance began to help those who were.
Christianity Today (2000)
In the meantime you need to get some free legal assistance.
The Sun (2015)
Can you give us any advice or assistance?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Gym membership is subsidised and an employee assistance programme can help people through difficult times.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Employee assistance programs that help workers cope with personal problems and restore otherwise productive workers to health.
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)
The budget airline complained last year that assistance given by some countries to their national carriers was unfair.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Which is not to suggest we are not provided with advice and assistance before getting on to the island.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Each family is helped financially and given bespoke assistance to meet their particular needs in terms of healthcare and counselling.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The companies will join a new working group which aims to provide support and assistance to small companies in the affected areas.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Its members were all women, who offered legal assistance and family support.
Charles Glass The Tribes Triumphant (2006)
When it comes to export assistance, manufacturers are often left out in the cold.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Police in Dublin also confirmed she had been given medical assistance.
The Sun (2015)
ITV will provide support and assistance on all technical aspects.
The Sun (2008)
Canada says its ability to provide consular assistance in the country is'extremely limited'.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The country has given huge amounts of aid and assistance to poorer countries, firstly to rebuild their economies after the war and then to expand and grow.
Salkie, Raphael The Chomsky Update - Linguistics and Politics (1990)
The metallic voice from a loudspeaker van moved slowly along the same road telling the homeless to report to Party HQ for information and assistance.
Len Deighton Bomber
In other languages
assistance
British English: assistance /əˈsɪstəns/ NOUN
If you give someone assistance, you help them.
I would be grateful for any assistance.
American English: assistance
Arabic: مُسَاعَدَة
Brazilian Portuguese: assistência
Chinese: 协助
Croatian: pomoć
Czech: pomoc
Danish: hjælp
Dutch: assistentie
European Spanish: asistencia ayuda
Finnish: apu
French: assistance
German: Hilfeleistung
Greek: βοήθεια
Italian: assistenza
Japanese: 援助
Korean: 도움
Norwegian: assistanse
Polish: pomoc
European Portuguese: assistência
Romanian: ajutor
Russian: помощь
Latin American Spanish: asistencia ayuda
Swedish: hjälp
Thai: ความช่วยเหลือ
Turkish: yardım
Ukrainian: допомога
Vietnamese: sự hỗ trợ
All related terms of 'assistance'
assistance dog
a dog that has been specially trained to live with and accompany a disabled person, carrying out such tasks as prompting them to take medication or assisting them to cross a road
need assistance
If you give someone assistance , you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
offer assistance
If you give someone assistance , you give them information or advice .
provide assistance
If you give someone assistance , you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
public assistance
payment given to individuals by government agencies on the basis of need
request assistance
If you give someone assistance , you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
require assistance
If you give someone assistance , you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
social assistance
public provision for the economic , and sometimes social, welfare of elderly people, unemployed people, etc, esp through pensions and other monetary assistance
urgent assistance
If you give someone assistance , you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
be of assistance
Someone or something that is of assistance to you is helpful or useful to you.
consular assistance
If you give someone assistance , you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
directory assistance
a telephone company service that furnishes telephone directory information over the telephone
national assistance
(in Britain) formerly a weekly allowance paid to certain people by the state to bring their incomes up to minimum levels established by law
practical assistance
If you give someone assistance , you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
technical assistance
If you give someone assistance , you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
writ of assistance
a writ issued by a court of equity , ordering the transfer of real property to the rightful owner
come to sb's assistance
If you come to someone's assistance , you take action to help them.
Chinese translation of 'assistance'
assistance
(əˈsɪstəns)
n(u)
帮助 (bāngzhù)
to be of assistance有帮助 (yǒu bāngzhù)
(noun)
Definition
help or support
He's been operating the shop with the assistance of volunteers.
Synonyms
help
Thanks very much for your help.
backing
She brought her action with the financial backing of the BBC.
service
support
They are prepared to resort to violence in support of their views.
benefit
This could now work to his benefit.
aid
He was forced to turn to his former enemy for aid.
relief
famine relief
boost
promotion
dedicated to the promotion of new ideas and research
cooperation
The police asked for the public's cooperation.
encouragement
The encouragement of trade will benefit the process of economic reform.
collaboration
reinforcement
helping hand
sustenance
succour
Have you offered comfort and succour to your friend?
furtherance
abetment
Opposites
opposition
,
resistance
,
obstruction
,
hindrance
Additional synonyms
in the sense of aid
Definition
money, equipment, or services provided for people in need
He was forced to turn to his former enemy for aid.
Synonyms
help,
backing,
support,
benefit,
favour,
relief,
promotion,
assistance,
encouragement,
helping hand,
succour
in the sense of backing
Definition
support
She brought her action with the financial backing of the BBC.