Dictionary Definition
assist
Noun
1 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"
[syn: aid, assistance, help]
2 (sports) the act of enabling another player to
make a good play
Verb
1 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" [syn: help, aid]
2 act as an assistant in a subordinate or
supportive function
3 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" [syn: serve, attend to,
wait on,
attend]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɪst
Noun
Translations
- Finnish: syöttö
- Russian: результативная передача (r'ezultatívnaja p'er'edáča) , голевой пас (gol'evój pas)
Verb
- To help someone.
- Would you please assist John with learning English.
- To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.
Translations
help
- Dutch: assisteren, bijstaan
- Finnish: auttaa, avustaa
- German: assistieren, helfen, beistehen, unterstützen
- Italian: assistere, aiutare
- Japanese: 手伝う (tetsudau)
- Nahuatl: macoa
- Portuguese: assistir, prestar assistência, ajudar
- Russian: помогать (pomogát') , помочь (pomóč) ; содействовать (sod'éjstvovat') , посодействовать (posod'éjstvovat') ; способствовать (sposóbstvovat') , поспособствовать (posposóbstvovat') ; ассистировать (assistírovat')
- Swedish: assistera, hjälpa, bistå med hjälp, stödja
- Spanish: ayudar
to make a pass in a sport
- Dutch: voorzetten, een voorzet geven
- Finnish: syöttää
- Swedish: göra en assist
- Spanish: asistir
Swedish
Noun
assist- Make a pass that allows the own team to score (a goal).
Extensive Definition
Assist may refer to:
- Assist (sports), sporting statistics
- Assist (Scientology), Scientology practices
- ASSIST, acronyms
assist in Japanese: アシスト
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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