assistverb [ I or T ]
uk/əˈsɪst/us/əˈsɪst/formalB2 to help:
The army arrived to assist in the search.
You will be expected to assist the editor with the selection of illustrations for the book.
assist the police with/in their inquiries UK
If someone is assisting the police with their inquiries, it usually means they have been taken to the police station to be asked questions about a crime.
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- Migrating birds make use of airstreams to assist them on their long journey south.
- Yasmin assisted in the preparation of this article.
- Emergency crews, assisted by the army, are searching for survivors.
- The doctor performed a small operation to assist the patient's breathing.
- The photographers could face charges of manslaughter and failure to assist the victims of the crash.
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Helping and co-operating
- a good/bad turn idiom
- abet
- aid
- assistance
- avail
- band
- bridge
- give sb a leg up idiom
- give/lend sb a helping hand idiom
- go a long way toward(s) doing sth idiom
- hang
- hang together
- platform
- reach
- run errands idiom
- scene
- see sb through sth
- share a platform idiom
- start sb off
- succour
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assistnoun [ C ]
uk/əˈsɪst/us/əˈsɪst/specializedin sports, a time when a player touches the ball and this leads to another player on the same team scoring a goal or point:
Ozil has the most assists in the Premier League this season.
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General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- attack
- back pass
- bobble
- center circle
- center spot
- chip
- goalless
- holding
- long ball
- man on! idiom
- man-to-man defense
- man-to-man marking
- match ball
- onside
- set piece
- shoot
- sidespin
- unplayable
- wrong-foot
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