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. Oscar Carrillo:

   From the beginning we were radioed to assist in the incident as an injury, not an assault, that’s the way it was communicated to us.

2. Michael Goforth:

   I don't know how to describe it. It's so beautiful, it can be a really passive, intuitive thing. That's kind of what your goal is, is to let the water do all the work, and you use your paddle to assist when it's not perfect.

3. Donald Trump:

   I told him if the United States can help with the Amazon rainforest fires, we stand ready to assist!

4. Sam Werberg:

   The U.S. Department of State has no higher priority than the protection of U.S. citizens overseas, we take our obligation to assist U.S. citizens abroad seriously.

5. Marc Rylander:

   Our office stands ready to assist local law enforcement and any district attorneys office that asks for our help in dismantling this form of evil and removing the threat of those who threaten Texas children, to date, we have not received any such requests, but we are ready to provide assistance to local prosecutors in accordance with state law and original criminal jurisdiction.

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