Definitions for assist
əˈsɪstas·sist

Princeton's WordNet(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. assist(Noun)

   A helpful action or an act of giving.

   The foundation gave a much needed assist to the shelter.

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

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.

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

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.

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

4. assist(Verb)

   To help.

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

5. assist(Verb)

   To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ASSIST

   ASSIST is an IBM System/370-compatible assembler and interpreter developed in the 1970s at Penn State University by John Mashey and a group of Mashey's student assistants. Originally, ASSIST was available only to universities and was implemented at several hundred of them, but was occasionally used elsewhere. In 1998, Penn State declared that ASSIST was no longer copyrighted and that the program was freely available.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Assist

   as-sist′, v.t. to help.—v.i. to be present at a ceremony: (Shak.) to accompany.—n. Assist′ance, help: relief.—adj. Assist′ant, helping or lending aid.—n. one who assists: a helper. [L. assistĕre, to stand by—ad, to, sistĕre.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'assist' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3791

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'assist' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4575

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'assist' in Verbs Frequency: #470

Anagrams for assist »

1. stasis

How to pronounce assist?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of assist in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of assist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of assist in a Sentence

1. James Gunn:

   I was hired for the first movie to sort of assist with Rocket so that we would find a way that the actors were dealing with a real actor, rather than a blank space, before they found a voice actor who was going to play the role. It just kind of evolved from there, i ended up being on set and we did a rehearsal, and I just got down on my hands and knees and started doing it from down there.

2. Texas Governor Greg Abbott:

   The state of Texas stands ready to assist all counties affected by severe weather and has dedicated the resources necessary to ensure the safety of those at risk.

3. Robert Kadlec:

   We're looking to employ and deploy some of our national disaster medical system personnel as well as other federal health care personnel to assist at the Evergreen long-term treatment facility.

4. Muriel Bowser:

   We cannot decide for the Capitol, the members of Congress, that we are going to be their police department. But we stand ready to assist them at any case.

5. Neil Chatterjee:

   Federal Energy Regulatory Commission continues to follow the reports on the situation at the Edenville and Sanford Dams. Our primary concern is the safety of Michigan residents, and we urge them all to continue heeding evacuation guidance by local emergency management agencies, when it is appropriate and safe to do so, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will send a staff engineer to the site to assist with the investigation. The Commission pledges to work closely with state officials and coordinate our investigatory efforts wherever possible.

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