assist
verb/əˈsɪst/
/əˈsɪst/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they assist | /əˈsɪst/ /əˈsɪst/ |
| he / she / it assists | /əˈsɪsts/ /əˈsɪsts/ |
| past simple assisted | /əˈsɪstɪd/ /əˈsɪstɪd/ |
| past participle assisted | /əˈsɪstɪd/ /əˈsɪstɪd/ |
| -ing form assisting | /əˈsɪstɪŋ/ /əˈsɪstɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to help somebody to do something
- Anyone willing to assist can contact this number.
- assist in/with something He assisted in the development of the business strategy.
- We are looking for people who would be willing to assist in the group's work.
- assist somebody We'll do all we can to assist you.
- They will be ably assisted by our remarkable staff.
- The play was directed by Mike Johnson, assisted by Sharon Gale.
- His task is to advise and assist his colleagues.
- assist somebody in doing something We will assist you in finding somewhere to live.
- assist somebody in/with something Two men are assisting the police with their enquiries (= are being questioned by the police).
- The driver has been assisting police with their investigation.
- assist somebody to do something a course to assist adults to return to the labour market
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb1- She offered to assist with the marketing of the product.
- She was ably assisted by a team of volunteers.
- We have been greatly assisted by individuals and organizations.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- materially
- ably
- …
- be designed to
- in
- with
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- [transitive] assist something to help something to happen more easily
- activities that will assist the decision-making process
Extra Examples- Volcanic eruptions like this probably assisted the development of life on this planet.
- Day hospitals have sprung up to assist the process of rehabilitation.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French assister, from Latin assistere ‘take one's stand by’, from ad- ‘to, at’ + sistere ‘take one's stand’.
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