What does assistance mean?
Definitions for assistance
əˈsɪs tənsas·sis·tance
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word assistance.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
aid, assistance, help(noun)
a resource
"visual aids in teaching"
Wiktionary
assistance(Noun)
Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.
Etymology: assistance, from assistentia, from assisto.
Webster Dictionary
Assistance(noun)
the act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support
Etymology: [Cf. F. assistance.]
Assistance(noun)
an assistant or helper; a body of helpers
Etymology: [Cf. F. assistance.]
Assistance(noun)
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
We know this is a stressful situation for many athletes and we are trying to provide meaningful assistance ... so they can continue to train for the competition season we have scheduled for August to October, and for next year's Olympics.
We want our residents to be educated, to have access to competent immigration attorneys and nonprofit agencies, to have their documents and records in a safe place and not to fear seeking assistance from local police, schools and other agencies, when needed.
When I started experiencing mild flu-like symptoms earlier this week, I consulted my primary care physician. My doctor ordered a test for COVID-19, which I obtained at the drive-through testing site at Butler Memorial Hospital. My test came back positive this afternoon. Thank you to my doctor Bill DiCuccio and the staff at Butler Memorial for their excellent care. My symptoms remain mild, and I will serve the 16th district from home until I fully recover. Additionally, my staff is tele-working and still available to constituents who need assistance.
Many people have walked from 10 km to 40 kms (6 to 25 miles). They are arriving in a state of shock, and urgently need food, shelter, water – assistance with their most basic needs, they have now reached the end of their rope.
This is a country, unlike many crisis countries, where there really is potential for people to pick up and continue with their lives, the humanitarian situation could be addressed very quickly if we had a sustainable peace. But right now we need that humanitarian assistance.
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Translations for assistance
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- hulpAfrikaans
- مساعدةArabic
- yardımAzerbaijani
- ярҙамBashkir
- дапамо́гаBelarusian
- по́мощ, съде́йствиеBulgarian
- সাহায্যBengali
- assistènciaCatalan, Valencian
- pomoc, asistenceCzech
- hjælpDanish
- HilfeGerman
- βοήθειαGreek
- asistenciaSpanish
- abiEstonian
- یاری, دستیاری, کمک, معاضدتPersian
- apu, avustaminenFinnish
- assistanceFrench
- cúnamh, cabhair, cuidiúIrish
- עֶזְרָהHebrew
- मदद, सहायताHindi
- asistansHaitian Creole
- segítségHungarian
- աջակցություն, օգնությունArmenian
- hjálp, aðstoðIcelandic
- assistenzaItalian
- 援助Japanese
- დახმარებაGeorgian
- бөксер, асар, жәрдемKazakh
- ជំនួយ, កិច្ចសង្គ្រោះKhmer
- 도움Korean
- یارمهتیKurdish
- жардамKyrgyz
- pagalbaLithuanian
- palīdzlībaLatvian
- по́мошMacedonian
- hjelpNorwegian
- assistentie, hulpDutch
- hjelpNorwegian Nynorsk
- assistênciaPortuguese
- ajutor, asistențăRomanian
- подде́ржка, по́мощь, соде́йствиеRussian
- pomoc, помоћSerbo-Croatian
- pomocSlovak
- pomočSlovene
- ndihmëAlbanian
- hjälpSwedish
- సహాయముTelugu
- мадад, ёрӣ, кӯмак, ёрмандӣTajik
- ความช่วยเหลือThai
- kömek, ýardamTurkmen
- yardımTurkish
- ярдәмTatar
- допомо́гаUkrainian
- مددUrdu
- koʻmak, yordam, еrdam, bermoqUzbek
- giúp đỡVietnamese
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