Assistant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpɚnˌɔɪɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐsˈɪstənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐsˈɪstənt/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæpɚnˌɔɪɾi/.

Examples

my invaluable assistant
they hired additional help to finish the work

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

supporter adjunct helper help

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose “my invaluable assistant”
adjective	of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another

Word Forms

assistant	adjective	of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
assist	verb	give help or assistance; be of service
help	verb	contribute to the furtherance of
support	verb	give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
adjunct	noun	a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another
assistant	noun	a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Assistent

eine Person, die zur Erfüllung eines Bedürfnisses oder zur Förderung einer Anstrengung oder eines Zwecks beiträgt

🇪🇸Spanish

asistente

una persona que contribuye al cumplimiento de una necesidad o al fomento de un esfuerzo o propósito

🇮🇹Italian

assistente

una persona che contribuisce al soddisfacimento di un bisogno o al sostegno di uno sforzo o di uno scopo

🇳🇱Dutch

assistent

een persoon die bijdraagt aan de vervulling van een behoefte of het bevorderen van een inspanning of doel

🇵🇹Portuguese

assistente

uma pessoa que contribui para a satisfação de uma necessidade ou promoção de um esforço ou propósito

🇷🇺Russian

помощник

человек, который способствует удовлетворению потребности или продвижению усилий или цели

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सहायक

वह व्यक्ति जो किसी आवश्यकता की पूर्ति या किसी प्रयास या उद्देश्य को आगे बढ़ाने में योगदान देता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সহকারী

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি প্রয়োজন পূরণে অবদান রাখেন বা একটি প্রচেষ্টা বা উদ্দেশ্যের অগ্রগতি করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

உதவியாளர்

ஒரு முயற்சி அல்லது நோக்கத்தின் தேவை அல்லது முன்னேற்றத்திற்கு பங்களிக்கும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

సహాయకుడు

ప్రయత్నం లేదా ప్రయోజనం యొక్క అవసరాన్ని నెరవేర్చడానికి లేదా ముందుకు సాగడానికి దోహదపడే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

सहाय्यक

एखादी व्यक्ती जी एखाद्या गरजेच्या पूर्ततेसाठी किंवा प्रयत्न किंवा उद्देशाच्या पुढे जाण्यासाठी योगदान देते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સહાયક

એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જે જરૂરિયાતની પરિપૂર્ણતા અથવા પ્રયાસ અથવા હેતુને આગળ વધારવામાં ફાળો આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಹಾಯಕ

ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಅಥವಾ ಉದ್ದೇಶದ ಅಗತ್ಯತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮುಂದುವರಿಕೆಗೆ ಕೊಡುಗೆ ನೀಡುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സഹായി

ഒരു ശ്രമത്തിൻ്റെയോ ഉദ്ദേശ്യത്തിൻ്റെയോ ആവശ്യകതയുടെ പൂർത്തീകരണത്തിനോ ഉന്നമനത്തിനോ സംഭാവന ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਹਾਇਕ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਜਾਂ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਦੀ ਜ਼ਰੂਰਤ ਜਾਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧਾਉਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਯੋਗਦਾਨ ਪਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اسسٹنٹ

وہ شخص جو کسی کوشش یا مقصد کی ضرورت یا آگے بڑھانے میں تعاون کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

助手

为满足需求或促进努力或目的做出贡献的人

🇯🇵Japanese

アシスタント

ニーズの実現、あるいは努力や目的の促進に貢献する人

🇰🇷Korean

어시스턴트

필요를 충족하거나 노력이나 목적을 촉진하는 데 기여하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trợ lý

một người góp phần đáp ứng nhu cầu hoặc thúc đẩy một nỗ lực hoặc mục đích

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ช่วย

บุคคลที่มีส่วนช่วยในการบรรลุความต้องการหรือส่งเสริมความพยายามหรือวัตถุประสงค์

🇮🇩Indonesian

asisten

seseorang yang berkontribusi pada pemenuhan kebutuhan atau kelanjutan upaya atau tujuan

🇵🇭Filipino

katulong

isang tao na nag-aambag sa katuparan ng isang pangangailangan o pagsulong ng isang pagsisikap o layunin

🇲🇾Malay

pembantu

seseorang yang menyumbang kepada pemenuhan keperluan atau penerusan usaha atau tujuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مساعد

الشخص الذي يساهم في تلبية حاجة أو تعزيز جهد أو غرض

🇮🇷Persian

دستیار

شخصی که در برآوردن یک نیاز یا پیشبرد یک تلاش یا هدف کمک می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

asistan

bir ihtiyacın karşılanmasına veya bir çabanın veya amacın ilerletilmesine katkıda bulunan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

עוֹזֵר

אדם התורם למילוי צורך או לקידום מאמץ או מטרה

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

The primary meaning of 'assistant' is 'a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose'.

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

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

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

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