assist

  • 11assist — *help, aid Analogous words: *support, uphold, back, champion: profit, avail, *benefit: attend, *accompany, escort: cooperate, concur (see UNITE) Antonyms: hamper: impede Contrasted words: * …

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  • 12assist — ► VERB ▪ help (someone). ► NOUN chiefly N. Amer. ▪ an act of helping. ORIGIN Latin assistere take one s stand by …

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  • 13ASSIST — Logo ASSIST (American Secondary Schools for International Students) ist eine gemeinnützige Organisation, die ausschließlich Stipendien für einen Aufenthalt als Schüleraustausch an amerikanischen Privatschulen vermittelt. Die Stipendien werden an… …

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  • 14assist — I UK [əˈsɪst] / US verb Word forms assist : present tense I/you/we/they assist he/she/it assists present participle assisting past tense assisted past participle assisted *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to help someone or something These… …

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  • 15assist — I n. (colloq.) with an assist from II v. 1) (D; intr., tr.) to assist at, in, with (the young nurse was assisting at her first operation; to assist in the preparation of a report; to assist with the editing of a manuscript) 2) (formal, rare) (H)… …

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  • 16Assist — Als Assist [əsˈist] (englisch) bezeichnet man eine Aktion bei verschiedenen Mannschaftssportarten, die nicht selbst direkt zum Erfolg führt, diesen aber unmittelbar vorbereitet. Deutsche Bezeichnungen dafür sind in etwa „Pass“ oder „Vorlage“,… …

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  • 17assist — as|sist1 [ ə sıst ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to help someone or something: These measures were designed to assist people with disabilities. They eventually agreed to assist the investigation. The new technique will assist rapid… …

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  • 18assist — [[t]əsɪ̱st[/t]] ♦♦♦ assists, assisting, assisted 1) VERB If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them. [V n to inf] Julia was assisting him to prepare his speech... [V n with n] The family decided to …

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  • 19Assist — As|sịst 〈m. 6; Sp.〉 Pass beim Eishockey, Fuß od. Basketball, der zu einem Punktgewinn führt [zu engl. assist „assistieren, helfen“] * * * As|sist [ə sɪst ], der; s, s [engl. assist, zu: to assist = helfen; mitarbeiten < frz. assister < lat …

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  • 20assist — verb ADVERB ▪ greatly, materially (esp. AmE) ▪ We have been greatly assisted by individuals and organizations. ▪ ably ▪ She was ably assisted by a team of volunteers. ▪ …

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