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assist
[ uh-sist ]
verb (used with object)
- to give support or aid to; help:
Please assist him in moving the furniture.
- to be associated with as an assistant or helper.
verb (used without object)
- to give aid or help.
- to be present, as at a meeting or ceremony.
noun
- Sports.
- Baseball. a play that helps to put out a batter or base runner.
- Basketball, Ice Hockey. a play that helps a teammate in gaining a goal.
- the official credit scored for such plays.
- a helpful act:
She finished her homework without an assist from her father.
- Machinery. an electrical, hydraulic, or mechanical means of increasing power, efficiency, or ease of use:
a luxury automobile equipped with assists for brakes, steering, windows, and seat adjustment.
assist
/ əˈsɪst /
verb
- to give help or support to (a person, cause, etc); aid
- to work or act as an assistant or subordinate to (another)
- ice hockey to help (a team-mate) to score, as by passing the puck
- archaic.intrfoll byat to be present; attend
noun
- the act of helping; aid; assistance
- baseball the act of a player who throws or deflects a batted ball in such a way that a team is enabled to put out an opponent
- sport
- a pass or other action by a player which enables another player to score a goal
- a credit given for such an action
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Derived Forms
- asˈsister, noun
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Other Words From
- as·sister Chiefly Law, as·sistor noun
- as·sistive adjective
- nonas·sister noun
- over·as·sist verb
- reas·sist verb (used with object)
- unas·sisted adjective
- unas·sisting adjective
- well-as·sisted adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of assist1
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Origin of assist1
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Example Sentences
The FBI has also been searching its records for any information that could assist the French investigation, a spokesperson added.
Not her own—but Landrieu did provide an assist to a man doing a keg stand at Louisiana State University.
Distant cousins of the Bordens are on hand to assist the cast of 20 people, some of whom are very dedicated guests.
Companies across the country donated supplies and equipment to assist him with his expedition.
The social worker will “assist staff and public with counseling and psychosocial support and communications.”
The emperor Nicholas of Russia declared, by ukase, his purpose to assist Austria.
Still another kind of war credit bank was created on the co-operative plan to assist the middle and lower classes.
He stood swaying the umbrella-handle about, looking down at it, as if that would assist his decision.
To assist the amateur and collector in this pursuit is the object of the present little work.
An English battery came thundering down the road to take up a fresh position and assist in covering the retreat.
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