Definitions for assist
əˈsɪstas·sist

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. aid, assist, assistance, helpnoun

   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. assistverb

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

3. help, assist, aidverb

   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. assistverb

   act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function

5. serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assistverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assistnoun

   A helpful action or an act of giving.

   The foundation gave a much needed assist to the shelter.

2. assistnoun

   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. assistverb

   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. assistverb

   To help.

5. assistverb

   To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To ASSISTverb

   To help.

   Etymology: assister, Fr. assisto, Lat.

   Receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and assist her in whatsoever business she hath need. Rom. xvi. 2.

   It is necessary and assisting to all our other intellectual faculties. John Locke.

   Acquaintance with method will assist one in ranging human affairs. Isaac Watts, Logick.

   She no sooner yielded to adultery, but she agreed to assist in the murder of her husband. William Broome, on Odyssey.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assist

   Assist can be defined as the act of helping or providing support to someone in completing a task, achieving a goal, or resolving a problem. It involves offering guidance, resources, or practical aid to make the process easier or more successful. Assistance can be provided in various forms, such as advice, instruction, physical help, or financial support, depending on the specific situation or need.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assistverb

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

2. Assistverb

   to lend aid; to help

3. Assistverb

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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

Matched Categories

1. • Support
   • Work

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

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. T.Ollyvar:

   Do the job yourself, don't grumble, take your life personal, others can only assist. You're the main fighter in your war.

2. Kate McCue:

   Safety of life at sea is a simple concept for seafarers, those in need, we assist.

3. Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko:

   If we talk about meldonium, the main task now is to stabilize the situation and minimize our losses, the second task is to assist those Russian athletes who are under the investigation - there are around 40 of them.

4. Formosa Fun Coast:

   We are very regretful (for) this accident that caused injuries to many victims, the most urgent matter currently for us is to handle and assist with ... victims on the scene and work comprehensively with the New Taipei Fire Department.

5. The United States ' lawyer:

   What Mr Assange seems to defend by freedom of speech is not the publication of the classified materials but the publication of the names of the sources, the names of people who had put themselves at risk to assist the United States and its allies, he was not charged with the disclosure of embarrassing or awkward information the government would rather not have disclosed.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=assist
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Assist
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=assist
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assist
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=assist
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=assist