Assist

/əˈsɪst/ · verb

Meaning

To help..

Definitions by Sense

1. To help.
2. (sports) To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.
3. (medicine) To help compensate for what is missing with the help of a medical technique or therapy.
4. (archaic) To stand (at a place) or to (an opinion).
5. (now archaic) To be present (at an event, occasion etc.).
6. A helpful action or an act of giving.
7. (sports) The act of helping another player score points or goals

Example Sentences

This book will assist you in getting your life in order.

Tutor feedback assists the learning process.

The referee seemed well placed to award the goal, but video evidence suggested the protests were well founded and the incident only strengthens the case of those lobbying for technology to assist officials.

A great part of the nobility assisted to his opinion.

To assist at Mass every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation.

I assisted with pleasure at the representation of several tragedies and comedies.

The foundation gave a much needed assist to the shelter.

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Word Forms

• assists
• assisting
• assisted

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