Definitions for assistance
əˈsɪs tənsas·sis·tance

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 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. aid, assistance, helpnoun

   a resource

   "visual aids in teaching"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. assistancenoun

   Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.

2. Etymology: assistance, from assistentia, from assisto.

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

1. Assistancenoun

   Help; furtherance.

   Etymology: assistance, French.

   The council of Trent commends recourse, not only to the prayers of the saints, but to their aid and assistance: What doth this aid and assistance signify? Edward Stillingfleet.

   You have abundant assistances for this knowledge, in excellent books. William Wake, Preparation for Death.

   Let us entreat this necessary assistance, that by his grace he would lead us. John Rogers.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assistance

   Assistance refers to the act of helping or providing support or aid to someone, typically in accomplishing a task or overcoming a problem or difficulty. It can take various forms such as financial aid, physical help, or professional advice or guidance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assistancenoun

   the act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support

2. Assistancenoun

   an assistant or helper; a body of helpers

3. Assistancenoun

   persons present

4. Etymology: [Cf. F. assistance.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. assistance

   Aid or help: strongly enjoined to be given whenever a signal is made requiring it.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'assistance' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2346

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'assistance' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3866

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'assistance' in Nouns Frequency: #1049

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How to pronounce assistance?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say assistance in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of assistance in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of assistance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of assistance in a Sentence

1. Adam Schiff:

   If that was designed to hide the origin of the materials, that raises profound questions about just what the White House is doing that need to be answered, i have asked the White House for their assistance in answering those questions.

2. Antony Blinken:

   It would seem to me that the Kazakh authorities and government certainly have the capacity to deal appropriately with protests, to do so in a way that respects the rights of protestors while maintaining law and order, so, it's not clear why they feel the need for any outside assistance.

3. Philippine Defence Minister Voltaire Gazmin:

   I will ask about the extent of the assistance they will give us, what they can do to help us because right now we are being oppressed, we feel concerned about what is happening in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Freedom of navigation, freedom of flight is disrupted so that even U.S. aircraft flying at the international territory are challenged.

4. Defence Gen Nakatani:

   I think it is important to improve regional countries' capabilities by...combining joint training, capacity building assistance and defense equipment and technology cooperation.

5. Greg Abbott:

   I thank President Biden for his assistance as we respond to impacts of winter weather across our state, while this partial approval is an important first step, Texas will continue to work with our federal partners to ensure all eligible Texans have access to the relief they need. The funds provided under the Major Disaster Declaration may provide crucial assistance to Texans as they begin to repair their homes and address property damage.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=assistance
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Assistance
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=assistance
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistance
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=assistance
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=assistance