Definitions for ASSISTəˈsɪst

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

as•sist*əˈsɪst(v.t.)

  1. to give support or aid to; help.

  2. to be associated with as an assistant or helper.

  3. (v.i.)to give aid or help.

  4. to be present, as at a meeting or ceremony.

  5. (n.)(in sports) a play or pass helping a teammate to score or make a putout. the official credit scored for such a play or pass.

    Category: Sport

  6. a helpful act.

  7. an electrical, hydraulic, or mechanical means of increasing power, efficiency, or ease of use.

    Category: Common Vocabulary, Machinery

* Syn: See help.

Origin of assist:

1505–15; < L assistere to stand by =as-as - +sistere to cause to stand

Princeton's WordNet

  1. aid, assist, assistance, help(noun)

    the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

    "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"

  2. assist(verb)

    (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play

  3. help, assist, aid(verb)

    give help or assistance; be of service

    "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"

  4. assist(verb)

    act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function

  5. serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assist(verb)

    work for or be a servant to

    "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. assist(verb)əˈsɪst

    to give help

    He assists the professor in his research.; I was asked to assist with the task.

Wiktionary

  1. assist(Noun)

    A helpful action or an act of giving.

    The foundation gave a much needed assist to the shelter.

  2. assist(Noun)

    a statistic used in different sports to quantify the act of helping another player score points or goals; in baseball, an assist is defensive, allowing a teammate to record a putout.

    He had two assists in the game.

  3. assist(Verb)

    To stand (at a place) or to (an opinion), to attend a theatrical performance.

    A great part of the nobility assisted to his opinion.

  4. assist(Verb)

    To help.

  5. assist(Verb)

    To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.

  6. Origin: From assister, from assistere, both words meaning, "to assist."

Webster Dictionary

  1. Assist(verb)

    to give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress; to help; to aid; to succor

  2. Assist(verb)

    to lend aid; to help

  3. Assist(verb)

    to be present as a spectator; as, to assist at a public meeting


Translations for ASSIST

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

assist(verb)

to help

The junior doctor assisted the surgeon at the operation.

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