Assist — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

(sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpɚnˌeɪɾɪʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐsˈɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐsˈɪst/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæpɚnˌeɪɾɪʃ/.

Examples

he gave me an assist with the housework
could not walk without assistance
rescue party went to their aid

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

aid serve attend help assistance wait on attend to

Parts of Speech

noun	the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose “he gave me an assist with the housework”
noun	(sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
verb	give help or assistance; be of service “Everyone helped out during the earthquake”
verb	act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function
verb	work for or be a servant to “May I serve you?”

Word Forms

assist	verb	give help or assistance; be of service
help	verb	improve; change for the better
helper	noun	a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
help	noun	a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
assistive	adjective	giving assistance
assistant	noun	a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
assist	noun	the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
assistance	noun	the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
aid	noun	a resource
assistant	adjective	of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
servant	noun	a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
servitor	noun	someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else
attendant	noun	someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
attender	noun	someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

helfen

die Tätigkeit, zur Erfüllung eines Bedarfs oder zur Förderung einer Anstrengung oder eines Zwecks beizutragen

🇫🇷French

assister

l'activité consistant à contribuer à la satisfaction d'un besoin ou à la poursuite d'un effort ou d'un objectif

🇪🇸Spanish

asistir

la actividad de contribuir al cumplimiento de una necesidad o la promoción de un esfuerzo o propósito

🇮🇹Italian

assistere

l’attività di contribuire al soddisfacimento di un bisogno o al sostegno di uno sforzo o di uno scopo

🇳🇱Dutch

helpen

de activiteit van het bijdragen aan de vervulling van een behoefte of het bevorderen van een inspanning of doel

🇵🇹Portuguese

ajudar

a atividade de contribuir para o atendimento de uma necessidade ou promoção de um esforço ou propósito

🇷🇺Russian

помогать

деятельность, способствующая удовлетворению потребности или достижению усилий или цели

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सहायता देना

किसी आवश्यकता की पूर्ति या किसी प्रयास या उद्देश्य को आगे बढ़ाने में योगदान देने की गतिविधि

🇧🇩Bengali

সাহায্য

একটি প্রয়োজন পূরণ বা একটি প্রচেষ্টা বা উদ্দেশ্য বৃদ্ধিতে অবদান রাখার কার্যকলাপ

🇮🇳Tamil

உதவி

ஒரு முயற்சி அல்லது நோக்கத்தின் தேவை அல்லது முன்னேற்றத்திற்கு பங்களிக்கும் செயல்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

సహాయం

ప్రయత్నం లేదా ప్రయోజనం యొక్క అవసరాన్ని నెరవేర్చడానికి లేదా ముందుకు సాగడానికి దోహదపడే కార్యాచరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

मदत

गरज पूर्ण करण्यासाठी किंवा प्रयत्न किंवा उद्देशाच्या पुढे जाण्यासाठी योगदान देण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

મદદ

જરૂરિયાતની પરિપૂર્ણતા અથવા પ્રયાસ અથવા હેતુને આગળ વધારવામાં ફાળો આપવાની પ્રવૃત્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಹಾಯ

ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಅಥವಾ ಉದ್ದೇಶದ ಅಗತ್ಯತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮುಂದುವರಿಕೆಗೆ ಕೊಡುಗೆ ನೀಡುವ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സഹായിക്കുക

ഒരു ആവശ്യത്തിൻ്റെ പൂർത്തീകരണത്തിനോ ഒരു ശ്രമത്തിൻ്റെയോ ഉദ്ദേശ്യത്തിൻ്റെയോ ഉന്നമനത്തിനോ സംഭാവന ചെയ്യുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਹਾਇਤਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਜਾਂ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਦੀ ਜ਼ਰੂਰਤ ਜਾਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧਾਉਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਯੋਗਦਾਨ ਪਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

مدد

کسی ضرورت کی تکمیل یا کوشش یا مقصد کو آگے بڑھانے میں حصہ ڈالنے کی سرگرمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

协助

为满足需要或促进努力或目的做出贡献的活动

🇯🇵Japanese

アシスト

ニーズの実現、または努力や目的の促進に貢献する活動

🇰🇷Korean

돕다

필요를 충족시키거나 노력이나 목적을 촉진하는 데 기여하는 활동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hỗ trợ

hoạt động góp phần đáp ứng nhu cầu hoặc thúc đẩy nỗ lực hoặc mục đích

🇹🇭Thai

ช่วยเหลือ

กิจกรรมที่เอื้อต่อการตอบสนองความต้องการหรือการส่งเสริมความพยายามหรือวัตถุประสงค์

🇮🇩Indonesian

membantu

kegiatan berkontribusi terhadap pemenuhan kebutuhan atau kelanjutan upaya atau tujuan

🇵🇭Filipino

tumulong

ang aktibidad ng pag-aambag sa katuparan ng isang pangangailangan o pagsulong ng isang pagsisikap o layunin

🇲🇾Malay

membantu

aktiviti menyumbang kepada pemenuhan keperluan atau penerusan usaha atau tujuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يساعد

نشاط المساهمة في تلبية حاجة أو تعزيز جهد أو غرض

🇮🇷Persian

کمک کند

فعالیت کمک به برآوردن یک نیاز یا پیشبرد یک تلاش یا هدف

🇹🇷Turkish

yardım etmek

bir ihtiyacın karşılanmasına veya bir çabanın veya amacın ilerletilmesine katkıda bulunma faaliyeti

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַעֲזוֹר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'assist'?

The primary meaning of 'assist' is 'the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'assist' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'assist' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'assist' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'assist' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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