assist
to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
to be associated with as an assistant or helper.
to give aid or help.
to be present, as at a meeting or ceremony.
Sports.
Baseball. a play that helps to put out a batter or base runner.
Basketball, Ice Hockey. a play that helps a teammate in gaining a goal.
the official credit scored for such plays.
a helpful act: She finished her homework without an assist from her father.
Machinery. an electrical, hydraulic, or mechanical means of increasing power, efficiency, or ease of use: a luxury automobile equipped with assists for brakes, steering, windows, and seat adjustment.
Origin of assist
1synonym study For assist
Other words for assist
Opposites for assist
Other words from assist
- as·sist·er; Chiefly Law, as·sis·tor, noun
- as·sist·ive, adjective
- non·as·sist·er, noun
- o·ver·as·sist, verb
- re·as·sist, verb (used with object)
- un·as·sist·ed, adjective
- un·as·sist·ing, adjective
- well-as·sist·ed, adjective
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How to use assist in a sentence
Over his seven-plus seasons starting, he ranks eighth among all players in potential assists while leading the league in total passes.
Draymond Green Isn’t Scoring, But He’s Doing Everything Else For The Warriors | James L. Jackson | February 4, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightHawley's January fundraising got a huge assist from an independent political group, the Senate Conservatives Fund, which told Axios last week that it had already bundled more than $300,000 in contributions for the senator since the Capitol attack.
Jakub Vrana, who was moved down to the fourth line, was awarded the primary assist on the play and finished with two assists, responding well to his demotion.
Capitals let a three-goal lead slip away in their first regulation loss of the season | Samantha Pell | February 2, 2021 | Washington PostWhile the NBA’s reliance on threes has increased each year since the 2011-12 season, it took an assist from the NCAA rules committee for the pros to finally overtake the amateurs.
Did Moving The Arc Bring The 3-Pointer To A Breaking Point? | Jake Lourim | February 1, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightJokic’s points, rebounds and assists averages haven’t been matched by any player since Oscar Robertson, a 6-5 guard, in 1961-62.
Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic are bringing centers back into the NBA MVP conversation | Ben Golliver | January 30, 2021 | Washington Post
The FBI has also been searching its records for any information that could assist the French investigation, a spokesperson added.
U.S. Spies See Al Qaeda Fingerprints on Paris Massacre | Shane Harris, Nancy A. Youssef | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTNot her own—but Landrieu did provide an assist to a man doing a keg stand at Louisiana State University.
Mary Landrieu-Bill Cassidy Louisiana Senate Race Heads to a Runoff | Tim Mak | November 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDistant cousins of the Bordens are on hand to assist the cast of 20 people, some of whom are very dedicated guests.
Would You Stay in Lizzie Borden’s Ax-Murder House? | Nina Strochlic | October 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCompanies across the country donated supplies and equipment to assist him with his expedition.
Victor Mooney’s Epic Adventure for His Dead Brother | Justin Jones | October 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe social worker will “assist staff and public with counseling and psychosocial support and communications.”
The emperor Nicholas of Russia declared, by ukase, his purpose to assist Austria.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellStill another kind of war credit bank was created on the co-operative plan to assist the middle and lower classes.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsHe stood swaying the umbrella-handle about, looking down at it, as if that would assist his decision.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodTo assist the amateur and collector in this pursuit is the object of the present little work.
Violins and Violin Makers | Joseph PearceAn English battery came thundering down the road to take up a fresh position and assist in covering the retreat.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for assist
/ (əˈsɪst) /
to give help or support to (a person, cause, etc); aid
to work or act as an assistant or subordinate to (another)
ice hockey to help (a team-mate) to score, as by passing the puck
(intr foll by at) archaic to be present; attend
US and Canadian the act of helping; aid; assistance
baseball the act of a player who throws or deflects a batted ball in such a way that a team is enabled to put out an opponent
sport
a pass or other action by a player which enables another player to score a goal
a credit given for such an action
Origin of assist
1Derived forms of assist
- assister, noun
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