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
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.).
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.
• -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
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
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