assist
assist Lexical Profile
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• verb
To help someone or contribute support to a task, process, or endeavor by doing a share of the work.
"Senior researchers will assist the graduate students in analyzing the clinical data."
• noun
A play or pass by an athlete that directly enables a teammate to score a goal or point, or to record an out in baseball.
"The point guard finished the game with twelve points and ten assists."
An act of giving help, support, or mechanical aid, typically in achieving a specific task.
"She moved the heavy sofa into the living room with an assist from her neighbor."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 15th century from Middle French assister, from Latin assistere ('to stand by, take a stand near, attend'), formed from ad- ('to, toward') and sistere ('to stand still, take a stand').