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English Dictionary: assist |
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3 results for assist |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- assist
- n
- the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need
or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
Synonym(s): aid, assist, assistance, help
- (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
- v
- give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped
out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"
Synonym(s): help, assist, aid
- act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function
- work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"
Synonym(s): serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assist
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Assist \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.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Assist \As*sist"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assisted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Assisting}.] [L. assistere; ad + sistere to cause to
stand, to stand, from stare to stand: cf. F. assister. See
{Stand}.]
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}.
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