assist

[ uh-sist ]

/ əˈsɪst /

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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.

Origin of assist

1505–15; < Latin assistere to stand by, help, equivalent to as- as- + sistere to (cause to) stand ( si- reduplicative prefix + -ste- (variant of sta- stand) + -re infinitive suffix)

SYNONYMS FOR assist

1 sustain, abet, befriend; back, promote. See help.

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ANTONYMS FOR assist

1 hinder, frustrate.

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OTHER WORDS FROM assist

as·sist·er; Chiefly Law, as·sis·tor, noun as·sist·ive, adjective non·as·sist·er, noun o·ver·as·sist, verb

re·as·sist, verb (used with object) un·as·sist·ed, adjective un·as·sist·ing, adjective well-as·sist·ed, adjective

Words nearby assist

assimilationism, assimilative, assiniboin, assiniboine, assisi, assist, assist-control ventilation, assistance, assistance dog, assistant, assistant professor

Example sentences from the Web for assist

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Not her own—but Landrieu did provide an assist to a man doing a keg stand at Louisiana State University.

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Companies across the country donated supplies and equipment to assist him with his expedition.

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The social worker will “assist staff and public with counseling and psychosocial support and communications.”

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In time of war the Athenians send to their foes safe conducts to induce them to assist at the celebration.

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But we had again to assist the Continent to strike the fetters off.

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Executiveness is required to assist authority and give resistance.

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Red Dog sent a number of warriors to assist in keeping the ponies in order.

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The son's intimacy did not, however, assist the father; so that at last Maisons made M. le Duc d'Orleans speak to me himself.

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British Dictionary definitions for assist

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

(intr foll by at) archaic to be present; attend

noun

US and Canadian 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

Derived forms of assist

assister, noun

Word Origin for assist

C15: from French assister to be present, from Latin assistere to stand by, from sistere to cause to stand, from stāre to stand

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