About The Word Assist

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Assist

Assist Meaning & Definition
Assist Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Assist?

[n] 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"
[n] in sports (baseball or basketball or ice hockey) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
[v] act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function
[v] work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"
[v] give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Assist: aid | assistance | attend | attend to | help | serve | wait on

Related Terms | Find terms related to Assist: abet | accompany | act for | advance | aid | assistance | attend | avail | bail out | be instrumental | bear a hand | befriend | benefit | boost | comfort | concur | cooperate | do for | do good | doctor | ease | escort | facilitate | favor | finance | forward | fund | further | give a boost | give a hand | give a lift | give help | go between | hand | help | help out | helping hand | leg | leg up | lend a hand | lend one aid | lift | mediate | minister to | pay the bills | pension | pension off | proffer aid | promote | protect | rally | reclaim | redeem | relief | relieve | remedy | render assistance | rescue | restore | resuscitate | revive | save | second | serve | set up | stead | subserve | subsidize | succor | support | take in tow | work for

See Also | abet | accommodation | activity | aid | alleviate | assist | avail | back up | benefact | boost | bootstrap | care | ease | encouragement | expedite | facilitate | facilitation | fag | financial aid | give care | hand | hasten | help | help out | helping hand | lift | maneuver | manoeuvre | ministration | play | protect | recourse | refuge | relief | resort | self-help | service | subserve | succor | succor | succour | succour | support | support | thanks | valet | work

Assist In Webster's Dictionary

\As*sist"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Assisting}.] [L. assistere; ad + sistere to cause to stand, to stand, from stare to stand: cf. F. assister. See {Stand}.] To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress; to help; to aid; to succor. Assist me, knight. I am undone! --Shak. Syn: To help; aid; second; back; support; relieve; succor; befriend; sustain; favor. See {Help}.
\As*sist"\, v. i. 1. To lend aid; to help. With God not parted from him, as was feared, But favoring and assisting to the end. --Milton. 2. To be present as a spectator; as, to assist at a public meeting. [A Gallicism] --Gibbon. Prescott.

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