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Detailed Synonyms for assist in English

assist:

to assist verb (assists, assisted, assisting)

  1. to assist
    to assist; to help; to attend; to be attentive; to extend the hand; to be helpful; to back up; to aid; to prop up; to make oneself useful; to second; to back; to do good
    • assist verb (assists, assisted, assisting)
    • help verb (helps, helped, helping)
    • attend verb (attends, attended, attending)
    • be attentive verb (is attentive, being attentive)
    • extend the hand verb (extends the hand, extended the hand, extending the hand)
    • be helpful verb (is helpful, being helpful)
    • back up verb (backs up, backed up, backing up)
    • aid verb (aids, aided, aiding)
    • prop up verb (props up, propped up, propping up)
    • make oneself useful verb (makes oneself useful, made oneself useful, making oneself useful)
    • second verb (seconds, seconded, seconding)
    • back verb (backs, backed, backing)
    • do good verb (does good, did good, doing good)
  2. to assist
    to assist; to aid; to help
    • assist verb (assists, assisted, assisting)
    • aid verb (aids, aided, aiding)
    • help verb (helps, helped, helping)
  3. to assist
    to assist; to help out; to help
    • assist verb (assists, assisted, assisting)
    • help out verb (helps out, helped out, helping out)
    • help verb (helps, helped, helping)
  4. to assist
    – act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function 1
    to assist
    – act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function 1
    • assist verb (assists, assisted, assisting)
  5. to assist
    – work for or be a servant to 1
    to attend; to serve; to assist; to attend to; wait on
    – work for or be a servant to 1
    • attend verb (attends, attended, attending)
      • She attends the old lady in the wheelchair1
    • serve verb (serves, served, serving)
      • May I serve you?1
      • The minister served the King for many years1
    • assist verb (assists, assisted, assisting)
      • Is a salesperson assisting you?1
    • attend to verb (attends to, attended to, attending to)
    • wait on verb
      • Can you wait on our table, please?1
  6. to assist
    – give help or assistance; be of service 1
    to aid; to help; to assist
    – give help or assistance; be of service 1
    • aid verb (aids, aided, aiding)
    • help verb (helps, helped, helping)
      • Everyone helped out during the earthquake1
      • Can you help me carry this table?1
      • She never helps around the house1
    • assist verb (assists, assisted, assisting)

Conjugations for assist:

present
  1. assist
  2. assist
  3. assists
  4. assist
  5. assist
  6. assist
simple past
  1. assisted
  2. assisted
  3. assisted
  4. assisted
  5. assisted
  6. assisted
present perfect
  1. have assisted
  2. have assisted
  3. has assisted
  4. have assisted
  5. have assisted
  6. have assisted
past continuous
  1. was assisting
  2. were assisting
  3. was assisting
  4. were assisting
  5. were assisting
  6. were assisting
future
  1. shall assist
  2. will assist
  3. will assist
  4. shall assist
  5. will assist
  6. will assist
continuous present
  1. am assisting
  2. are assisting
  3. is assisting
  4. are assisting
  5. are assisting
  6. are assisting
subjunctive
  1. be assisted
  2. be assisted
  3. be assisted
  4. be assisted
  5. be assisted
  6. be assisted
diverse
  1. assist!
  2. let's assist!
  3. assisted
  4. assisting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

assist

  1. assist
  2. assist
    assist; succour; succor
  3. assist

assist [the ~] noun

  1. the assist
    – (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play 1
    the assist
    – (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play 1
  2. the assist
    – the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose 1
    the aid; the help; the assist; the assistance
    – the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose 1
    • aid [the ~] noun
      • rescue party went to their aid1
    • help [the ~] noun
      • offered his help in unloading1
    • assist [the ~] noun
      • he gave me an assist with the housework1
    • assistance [the ~] noun
      • could not walk without assistance1

Related Words for "assist":

  • assisting

Alternate Synonyms for "assist":


Related Definitions for "assist":

  1. (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play1
  2. the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose1
    • he gave me an assist with the housework1
  3. act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function1
  4. work for or be a servant to1
    • Is a salesperson assisting you?1
  5. give help or assistance; be of service1

Related Synonyms for assist