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- DictionaryAs·sist/əˈsist/
verb
- 1. help (someone), typically by doing a share of the work: "a senior academic would assist him in his work"
noun
- 1. an act of helping, typically by providing money: North American "the budget must have an assist from tax policies"
Synonyms for ASSIST: assistance, help, support, boost, aid, lift, encouragement, hand; Antonyms of ASSIST: interference, obstruction, hindrance, inhibition, restraint, frustration, repression, constraint.
The meaning of ASSIST is to give usually supplementary support or aid to. How to use assist in a sentence.
Assist definition: to give support or aid to; help. See examples of ASSIST used in a sentence.
to take action to help someone or support something: [ T ] The company said it would assist workers in finding new jobs.
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”. synonyms: aid, assistance, help. see more. noun. (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play. see more. Pronunciation.
If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
1. to give help or support to (a person, cause, etc); aid. 2. to work or act as an assistant or subordinate to (another) 3. (Hockey (Field & Ice)) ice hockey to help (a team-mate) to score, as by passing the puck. 4. archaic (foll by: at) to be present; attend.
Definition of assist verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Assist definition: To give help or support to, especially as a subordinate or supplement; aid.
The word 'assist' is correct and usable in written English. You can use it when you wish to refer to a person or thing helping in an activity or task, or the act of providing such help. Example sentence: The teacher's assistant was on hand to assist the students in their studies.
