What does assistance mean?
Definitions for assistance
əˈsɪs tənsas·sis·tance
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word assistance.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
aid, assistance, helpnoun
a resource
"visual aids in teaching"
Wiktionary
assistancenoun
Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.
Etymology: assistance, from assistentia, from assisto.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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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 Dictionary
Assistancenoun
the act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support
Assistancenoun
an assistant or helper; a body of helpers
Assistancenoun
persons present
Etymology: [Cf. F. assistance.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
assistance
Aid or help: strongly enjoined to be given whenever a signal is made requiring it.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'assistance' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2346
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'assistance' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3866
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'assistance' in Nouns Frequency: #1049
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of assistance in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of assistance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of assistance in a Sentence
This is an attack on all of humanity and the universal values we share, we stand prepared and ready to provide whatever assistance the people of France need to respond.
There is obviously some complications in providing consular assistance into North Korea. We work through the Swedish government in North Korea and all of these steps are underway.
Last night, I came home and discovered that my house had been broken into and burglarized. LAPD was called, and I appreciate their assistance, at this time, it appears that only two firearms, despite being safely and securely stored, were stolen. Cash, electronics and other valuables were not.
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj:
This takes our total assistance to Nepal over the next five. years to $2 billion.
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond:
We know that there's a British passport holder on board, who got onto the plane in Paris, we have offered assistance to the Egyptian authorities but so far we have not had any requests for support.
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- hulpAfrikaans
- مساعدةArabic
- yardımAzerbaijani
- ярҙамBashkir
- дапамо́гаBelarusian
- по́мощ, съде́йствиеBulgarian
- সাহায্যBengali
- assistènciaCatalan, Valencian
- asistence, pomocCzech
- hjælpDanish
- HilfeGerman
- βοήθειαGreek
- asistenciaSpanish
- abiEstonian
- یاری, معاضدت, دستیاری, کمکPersian
- apu, avustaminenFinnish
- assistanceFrench
- cúnamh, cabhair, cuidiúIrish
- עֶזְרָהHebrew
- मदद, सहायताHindi
- asistansHaitian Creole
- segítségHungarian
- օգնություն, աջակցությունArmenian
- hjálp, aðstoðIcelandic
- assistenzaItalian
- 援助Japanese
- დახმარებაGeorgian
- асар, бөксер, жәрдемKazakh
- កិច្ចសង្គ្រោះ, ជំនួយKhmer
- 도움Korean
- یارمهتیKurdish
- жардамKyrgyz
- pagalbaLithuanian
- palīdzlībaLatvian
- по́мошMacedonian
- hjelpNorwegian
- hulp, assistentieDutch
- hjelpNorwegian Nynorsk
- assistênciaPortuguese
- ajutor, asistențăRomanian
- по́мощь, подде́ржка, соде́йствиеRussian
- pomoc, помоћSerbo-Croatian
- pomocSlovak
- pomočSlovene
- ndihmëAlbanian
- hjälpSwedish
- సహాయముTelugu
- мадад, ёрмандӣ, кӯмак, ёрӣTajik
- ความช่วยเหลือThai
- ýardam, kömekTurkmen
- yardımTurkish
- ярдәмTatar
- допомо́гаUkrainian
- مددUrdu
- еrdam, yordam, bermoq, koʻmakUzbek
- giúp đỡVietnamese
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