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Definition of Assist
1. Noun. The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose. "Offered his help in unloading"
Generic synonyms: Activity
Specialized synonyms: Self-help, Facilitation, Hand, Helping Hand, Recourse, Refuge, Resort, Thanks, Ministration, Relief, Succor, Succour, Lift, Service, Accommodation, Boost, Encouragement, Comfort, Support
Derivative terms: Help, Help, Help, Help, Help
2. Verb. Give help or assistance; be of service. "They assist him to write the letter"; "She never helps around the house"
Specialized synonyms: Alleviate, Ease, Facilitate, Attend, Attend To, Serve, Wait On, Benefact, Help Out, Subserve, Succor, Succour, Expedite, Hasten, Avail, Care, Give Care, Bootstrap
Generic synonyms: Back Up, Support
Derivative terms: Aid, Assistance, Assistant, Assistive, Help, Help, Help, Helper, Helper
3. Noun. (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play.
Generic synonyms: Maneuver, Manoeuvre, Play
4. Verb. Act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function.
5. Verb. Work for or be a servant to. "Sam cannot assist Sue "; "The minister served the King for many years"
Specialized synonyms: Valet, Fag
Generic synonyms: Aid, Help
Related verbs: Serve
Derivative terms: Attendant, Attender, Servant, Servitor
Definition of Assist
1. v. t. To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress; to help; to aid; to succor.
2. v. i. To lend aid; to help.
Definition of Assist
1. Noun. A helpful action or an act of giving. ¹
2. Noun. (sports) a statistic used in different sports to quantify the act of helping another player score points or goals; in baseball, an assist is defensive, allowing a teammate to record a putout. ¹
3. Verb. (archaic) To stand (at a place) or to (an opinion), to attend a theatrical performance. ¹
4. Verb. To help. ¹
5. Verb. (sports) To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Assist
1. to give aid or support to [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Assist
1. To give support or aid, to be present as a spectator. (18 Nov 1997)
Literary usage of Assist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1850)
"Chide to them and their Canons, that they might be removed: Let the Order be,
That the Chief Governors may assist me in it"c. The Archbishop, the following ..."
2. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1916)
"B., Chairman: In the year 1915 the Committee to assist the Historian has held
only one meeting, namely, on 10 December, which was called at the request of ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1908)
"... fixed abode and are travelling throughout the country, they can enter wedlock
only before a priest authorized by the bishop to assist at their marriage. ..."
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