assist - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

Definition of assist_2 noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and ... Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofassistnounfromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary assistnoun /əˈsɪst/ /əˈsɪst/ jumptootherresults anactioninicehockey,football(soccer),etc.inwhichaplayerpassestheballinawaythathelpsanotherplayeronthesameteamtoscoreagoalHehad/madetenassists.TopicsSports:ballandracketsportsc2 Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp. anactioninbaseballinwhichaplayerthrowstheballtoanothermemberoftheteamwhogetsanopponentouteitherbysteppingontothebasebeforetherunnerreachesit,orbytouchingtherunnerwiththeballbeforeheorshereachesthebaseTopicsSports:ballandracketsportsc2WordOriginlateMiddleEnglish:fromOldFrenchassister,fromLatinassistere‘takeone'sstandby’,fromad-‘to,at’+sistere‘takeone'sstand’.SeeassistintheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionaryCheckpronunciation: assist Otherresults Allmatches assistverb Nearbywords assimilationnoun assistverb assistnoun assistancenoun assistancedognoun meaningful adjective     FromtheWordlist OPALwrittenwords OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay