Assist | Definition of Assist by Merriam-Webster

Full Definition of assist ... : to give usually supplementary support or aid to She assisted the boy with his lessons. ... 1 : to give support or aid assisted at ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut assist verb SaveWord as·​sist |\ə-ˈsist \ assisted;assisting;assists EssentialMeaningofassist :togivesupportorhelp:tomakeiteasierforsomeonetodosomethingorforsomethingtohappen:help Thedeviceassiststhosewhocan'tclimbstairs.ThePresidentwasassistedbyhisadvisers.SeeMoreExamplesThePresidentwasassistedwithhisspeech.=ThePresidentwasassistedinwritinghisspeech.Sheassistedtheboywithhishomework.Anotherdoctorassistedhimwiththeoperation.Anotherdoctorassistedwiththeoperation.Federalagentsareassistingwiththeinvestigation.Sheassistedinmakingthedecision.Thecreamassistsinthepreventionofskincancer.Hide FullDefinitionofassist (Entry1of2) transitiveverb :togiveusuallysupplementarysupportoraidto Sheassistedtheboywithhislessons. intransitiveverb 1 :togivesupportoraid assistedatthestoveAnothersurgeonassistedontheoperation. 2 :tobepresentasaspectator …theidealfiguresassistingatItalianholyscenes.—MaryMcCarthy assist noun Definitionofassist (Entry2of2) 1 US :anactoractionthathelpssomeone:anactofassistance Hewrotethestorywithanassistfromafriend.[=withthehelpofafriend] 2 :theaction(suchasathroworpass)ofaplayerwhoenablesateammatetomakeaputout(asinbaseball)orscoreagoal(asinbasketballorhockey) also :officialcreditgivenforsuchanaction wascreditedwith5assistsinthefirsthalf 3 :amechanicalorelectromechanicaldevicethatprovidesassistance Synonyms&Antonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutassist Keepscrollingformore Synonyms&Antonymsforassist Synonyms:Verb abet, aid, back, backstop, help, prop(up), support Synonyms:Noun abetment, aid, assistance, backing, boost, hand, help, helpinghand, legup, lift, support Antonyms:Verb hinder Antonyms:Noun hindrance VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofassistinaSentence Verb Thedeviceassiststhosewhocan'tclimbstairs. ThePresidentwasassistedbyhisadvisers. Sheassistedtheboywithhishomework. Anotherdoctorassistedhimwiththeoperation. Anotherdoctorassistedwiththeoperation. Federalagentsareassistingwiththeinvestigation. Sheassistedinmakingthedecision. Thecreamassistsinthepreventionofskincancer. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb:Verb Thecountyreceivesthefundingeachyeartoassistwithlocalhousingstrategiesdesignedtoincreasehomeownershipandaffordablehousingopportunitiesforlow-incomeresidents. — MeganBecka,cleveland,28Oct.2021 CalixisperfectlypositionedtoassisttheirBSPspartnerswithcapitalizingonthisopportunity. — MarkVena,Forbes,26Oct.2021 DuringadeepcoldspellinFebruary,thegroupannouncedthatmemberswereoncalltoassistwithfrozenpipesordeadcarbatteries. — MichaelM.Phillips,WSJ,23Oct.2021 That’swhenMyHometownsteppedintoassistNuckollswiththeremovalsothetreewouldnolongeruproothislifeoremptyhispockets. — SaigeMiller,TheSaltLakeTribune,22Oct.2021 AsofFridaymorning,nearly$29,600hadbeenraisedonaGoFundMepagetohelptheGonzalezfamilypaythecostofhishospitalizationandtoassistwithhisdaughter’scollegeexpenses. — JeanneHouck,TheEnquirer,22Oct.2021 Atvariouspointsduringtheshow,bothShaunandIwerecalleduptoassistwithacts. — WashingtonPost,21Oct.2021 Baltimorewasawarded$641millionearlierthisyearfromtheAmericanRescuePlan,afederalstimulusprogrammeanttoassistcommunitiesacrossthecountrywiththerecoveryfromthecoronavirus. — EmilyOpilo,baltimoresun.com,20Oct.2021 ForumstaffwillbepresenttocheckIDsforalcoholicbeverages,restockitemsandassistwiththenewtechnology. — TaylorMims,Billboard,19Oct.2021 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun SeniormidfielderLucaAvendanohadtwogoalsandanassistagainstGlenbardEast. — PatrickZ.Mcgavin,chicagotribune.com,26Oct.2021 CaitMullinsMarblehead––Thejuniorimpressedwiththreegoalsandanassistina6-1NortheasternConferencewinagainstSalem. — BostonGlobe.com,22Oct.2021 LoganCouturehadtwogoalsandanassistandAdinHillmade30savesintheSanJoseSharks’5-3winovertheTorontoMapleLeafsonFridaynight,keepingtheSharksperfectintheyoungseason. — SanFranciscoChronicle,22Oct.2021 Statistically,the26-year-oldArgentinehastwogoalsandanassistinhislasttwomatches,uppinghisseasontotaltofourgoalsandsevenassists. — JimReineking,USATODAY,1Oct.2021 Guentherhadthreegoalsandanassistinthreegames,andMaccellihadtwogoalsandtwoassists. — JoséM.Romero,TheArizonaRepublic,20Sep.2021 Spanos,whofinishedwithtwogoalsandanassist,extendedtheSouth’sleadto11-9withanunassistedgoalduringtheopeningstagesofthethird. — RyanMcfadden,baltimoresun.com,1Aug.2021 Morganistheteam’sleaderingoalproductionwithfourgoalsandanassistontheseason,whileMartahasscoredonegoalandassistedthreemore. — JuliaPoe,orlandosentinel.com,2July2021 NikitaKucherovledthewayfortheLightningwithtwogoalsandanassist. — TimBielik,cleveland,30June2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'assist.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofassist Verb 15thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedattransitivesenseNoun 1597,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyforassist VerbandNoun MiddleFrenchorLatin;MiddleFrenchassistertohelp,standby,fromLatinassistere,fromad-+sisteretocausetostand;akintoLatinstaretostand—moreatstand Keepscrollingformore LearnMoreAboutassist Shareassist PosttheDefinitionofassisttoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofassistonTwitter TimeTravelerforassist Thefirstknownuseofassistwas inthe15thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearassist Assisi assist assistance SeeMoreNearbyEntries  PhrasesRelatedtoassist withanassistfrom Statisticsforassist LastUpdated 31Oct2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Assist.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assist.Accessed8Nov.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster Keepscrollingformore MoreDefinitionsforassist assist verb as·​sist |\ə-ˈsist \ assisted;assisting KidsDefinitionofassist (Entry1of2) :togivesupportorhelp Aclerkassistedthecustomer. assist noun KidsDefinitionofassist (Entry2of2) :anactofsupportingorhelping Ifinishedmychoreswithanassistfrommyfriends. assist transitiveverb as·​sist |\ə-ˈsist \ Medical Definitionofassist (Entry1of2) :togiveusuallysupplementarysupportoraidto assistthepatientupthestairsassistrespirationmechanically intransitiveverb :togivesupportoraid assist noun Medical Definitionofassist (Entry2of2) :anactorprocedurethatprovidesassistance externalpressurecirculatoryassistemployscompressionofthelowerextremities—P.W.Wright MorefromMerriam-Websteronassist Nglish:TranslationofassistforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofassistforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY demagogue SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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