assist

UK /əˈsɪst/ US /əˈsɪst/
verb 5noun 3

Definitions

verb

1

To help.

This book will assist you in getting your life in order.

Tutor feedback assists the learning process.

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).

A great part of the nobility assisted to his opinion.

5

To be present (at an event, occasion etc.).

I assisted with pleasure at the representation of several tragedies and comedies.

To assist at Mass every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation.

noun

1

A helpful action or an act of giving.

The foundation gave a much needed assist to the shelter.

2

The act of helping another player score points or goals

Özil has 16 assists in the Premier League and three goals; he has two more goals in the Champions League. On Monday, he took Bournemouth apart in the 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium, setting up the first for Gabriel and scoring the second himself.

3

The act of helping another player score points or goals

He had two assists in the game.

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