assist

Meaning

Verb

1. To help.
2. To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.
3. To help compensate for what is missing with the help of a medical technique or therapy.
4. (archaic) To stand (at a place) or to (an opinion).
5. (archaic) To be present (at an event, occasion etc.).

Noun

1. A helpful action or an act of giving.
2. The act of helping another player score points or goals
3. The act of helping another player score points or goals

Synonyms

help

aid

support

assistance

succor

relieve

succour

abet

advance

promote

avail

benefit

sustain

attend to

helping

accomodate

help out

further

relief

second

2nd

subsidize

befriend

accommodate

be of service

allowance

serve

encourage

give aid

lend a hand

favor

back up

uphold

boost

wait on

rescue

save

prop

profit

backing

ministration

correct

cooperate

patronize

contribution

contribute

back

🔙

hand

✋

attend

forward

remedy

Translations

assistere

asistir

assister

helfen

aider

aiutare

ajudar

bijstaan

unterstützen

assistieren

ayudar

assisteren

helpen

assistir

beistehen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈsɪst/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: assisten

In summary

From Middle English assisten, from Old French assister (“to assist, to attend”), from Latin assistō (“stand at, bestand”, verb).

Sentences

Therefore , the scale has a very limited ability to assist in disaster-aid deployment .