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English Dictionary: assist	by the DICT Development Group
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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assist \Assist"\, 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assist \Assist"\, 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}.