assists
plural of assist
assists
third-person singular simple present indicative of assist
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
13 June 2024
(adjective) restricted to whites only; “under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains”; “a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
