ASSISTS
Noun
assists
plural of assist
Verb
assists
third-person singular simple present indicative of assist
Source: Wiktionary
ASSIST
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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