ASSIST

assist

(noun) (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play

aid, assist, assistance, help

(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”; “could not walk without assistance”; “rescue party went to their aid”; “offered his help in unloading”

assist

(verb) act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function

serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assist

(verb) 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”

help, assist, aid

(verb) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

assist (third-person singular simple present assists, present participle assisting, simple past and past participle assisted)

To help.

(sports) To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.

(medicine) To help compensate for what is missing with the help of a medical technique or therapy.

(archaic) To stand (at a place) or to (an opinion).

(now, archaic) To be present (at an event, occasion etc.).

Noun

assist (plural assists)

A helpful action or an act of giving.

(sports) The act of helping another player score points or goals

(soccer) A decisive pass made to the goal scorer

(baseball) A defensive play, allowing a teammate to record a putout.

Anagrams

• -stasis, sistas, stasis

Source: Wiktionary


As*sist", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Assisting.] Etym: [L. assistere; ad + sistere to cause to stand, to stand, from stare to stand: cf. F. assister. See Stand.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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