assist - Longman Dictionary

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishassistas‧sist1 /əˈsɪst/ ○○○ W3 AWL verb formal 1 [intransitive, transitive]HELP to help someone to do ... assist Wordfamily (noun) assistanceassistant (verb) assistFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishassistas‧sist1/əˈsɪst/●●○W3AWLverbformal    1[intransitive,transitive]HELPtohelpsomeonetodosomethingassist(somebody)with/insomething  Youwillbeemployedtoassistinthedevelopmentofnewequipment.assistsomebodytodosomething  Wewanttoassistpeopletostayintheirownhomes.►seethesaurusathelp2[transitive]HELPtomakeiteasierforsomeonetodosomething  Theyhadnomapstoassistthem.RegisterIneverydayEnglish,peopleusuallysayhelpratherthanassist:We’llhelpinanywaywecan.Theyhavespecialsoftwaretohelpthemprocessinvoices.→SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpusassist•Theyhavedevelopedacomputerizedsystemthatwillgreatlyassistalllibraryusers.•Theguideiswrittentoassistconsumersinchoosingthebestinsuranceplan.•Charsky,rising,reacheddowna-handtoassistherinmountingthestage.•Thesecondistodevelopthepromotionalmaterialswhichcanassistinconveyingthemain,generalargumentsforteachinghistory.•Somefuneraldirectorswillassistindo-it-yourselffuneralsbysupplyingasimplecoffinanddealingwiththedocumentation.4.•Wealsoanticipate,togetherwithyourlawyers,assistingintheinterpretationofanywarrantyandindemnityrequirementsincludedinacontract.•Inthisposition,youwillassistintrainingnewemployees.•Aconsultanthasbeenbroughtintoassistmanagementinrestructuringthecompany.•TheNevillTruststillfunctionstoassistscholarsandapprenticesfinancially.•Neithertimenorspaceassisttheheadinreachingcolleagueseasilyorregularly.•Citizenshaveadutytoassistthepolice.•Theirregularworkonthisdayishandledbythenoviceswhoareassignedtoassistthemduringtheweek.•Someoftheguestsassistedwiththepreparationofthefood.•Canyoudothejobalone,ordoyouwantsomeonetoassistyou?assistassist2noun[countable]    anactionthathelpsanotherplayeronyoursportsteamtomakeapointExamplesfromtheCorpusassist•Iwanttobeabletoscoregoalsandassists,butnotjustplayoneway.•Buthis16pointsandeightassistswereimportanttotheSunsatleastmakingitdoubtfulforawhile.•ClydeDrexlerhad28points,eightreboundsandeightassistswhileHakeemOlajuwonhad26pointsand16rebounds.•Thegoodnewsis,heledtheHeatinassists.•McGradyhad14pointsandArmstronghadnineassistsinthefirsttwoquarters.•Hemadea3-pointshotandhadtwoassists.Originassist1(1400-1500)Frenchassister“tobepresent,help”,fromLatinassistere,fromad-“to”+sistere“tocausetostand” Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Moreresults pleasedtohelp/assist Seeallresults Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Employment Nurses,doctors,etc Material&textiles Water Seealltopics Wordoftheday eloquent abletoexpressyourideasandopinionswell,especiallyinawaythatinfluencespeople VerbtableassistPresentI,you,we,theyassisthe,she,itassists >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theyassistedPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhaveassistedhe,she,ithasassistedPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadassistedFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillassistFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhaveassisted >ViewLess PresentIamassistinghe,she,itisassisting >ViewMore you,we,theyareassistingPastI,he,she,itwasassistingyou,we,theywereassistingPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeenassistinghe,she,ithasbeenassistingPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeenassistingFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbeassistingFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeenassisting >ViewLess