English Explanatory Dictionary

assist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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. To stand (at a place) or to (an opinion).
  5. 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. A decisive pass made to the goal scorer
  4. A defensive play, allowing a teammate to record a putout.

Pronunciation

/əˈsɪst/ en-us-assist.ogg

Word forms

assist assists assisting assisted

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Italic *sistō Latin sistō Latin assistō Old French assisterbor. Middle English assisten English assist From Middle English assisten, from Old French assister (“to assist, to attend”), from Latin assistō (“stand at, bestand”, verb).

Synonyms

assist chip in help help out muck in pitch in

Antonyms

hinder hurt

Related words

assistant assistance

Derived words

assister assistive assistor coassist electroassisted fan-assisted oven medication-assisted treatment nonassisted overassist photoassisted unassisted aim assist assistful assistless gravitational assist gravity assist power assist roadside assist touch assist video assist
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