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verb | noun assistassist1 /əˈsɪst/ ●●○ W2 AWL verb formal ETYMOLOGYassist1Origin: 1400-1500 French assister to be present, help, from Latin assistere, from ad- to + sistere to cause to stand VERB TABLEassist |
Present | I, you, we, they | assist | | he, she, it | assists | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | assisted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have assisted | | he, she, it | has assisted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had assisted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will assist | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have assisted |
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Present | I | am assisting | | he, she, it | is assisting | | you, we, they | are assisting | Past | I, he, she, it | was assisting | | you, we, they | were assisting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been assisting | | he, she, it | has been assisting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been assisting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be assisting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been assisting |
THESAURUSdo something to make something easier► help to make it possible for someone to do something more easily: If there’s anything I can do to help, just call me. I’ll help you as soon as I finish this. ► give somebody a hand (with something) informal to help someone do something: Can you give me a hand with these boxes? ► lend (somebody) a hand (with something) to help someone, especially when there are not enough people to do something: I went over to see if I could lend a hand. ► assist/aid formal to help someone, especially when you use special skills: Dr. Taylor assisted in the research for this article. ► support to help and encourage someone to achieve something: Parents can support their children’s reading by enjoying books together. ► facilitate formal to make it easier for something to happen: Computers can be used to facilitate language learning. ► aid and abet formal to help someone do something illegal. Used in legal language: He was accused of aiding and abetting the rioters. 1[intransitive, transitive] to help someone to do something, especially when he or she is doing the main part of the work and you are providing extra help SYN help: She has three researchers who assist her.assist (somebody) with/in U.S. helicopters assisted in the rescue effort. Ms. Allen assists immigrants with gaining citizenship.► see thesaurus at help12[transitive] formal to make it easier for someone to do something SYN help: Citizens have a duty to assist the police. [Origin: 1400–1500 French assister to be present, help, from Latin assistere, from ad- to + sistere to cause to stand] verb | noun assistassist2 noun [countable] an action that helps another player on your sports team to make a point |