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# assist

«assist» in Mova's school dictionary: **To help someone do something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (assist, assists, assisted, assisting); noun (an assist, assists — in sport)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To help someone do something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/#m1)

2) (sport) A pass that helps a teammate score; the player who passes gets an assist. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/#m2)

3) (formal) «Assist with» or «assist in» a task: take part in helping with it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Used in school («the teaching assistant will assist you»), safety (staff will assist passengers), and sport reports. Slightly more formal than «help». Phrases: «assist someone with», «assist in», «can I assist you?».

### examples

- Can I assist you with your bags? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/#x1)
- The nurse assisted the doctor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/#x2)
- He scored one goal and made two assists. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/#x3)
- The firefighters assisted the family out of the house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/#x4)
- Volunteers will assist with the school fair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/#x5)
- Please assist anyone who needs help on the stairs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/#x6)
- My sister assisted me in building the model. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/#x7)
- I will come to you, and assist you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/#x8)

### note

Regular verb: assisted, assisting. Related nouns: «assistance» (help, uncountable), «assistant» (a helper). Formal; in everyday speech «help» is more common. Do not confuse «assistance» (help) with «assistants» (people who help).

### In the corpora

- ["Assisted living" is an American name for a care home where old people get help with daily life.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/9-age-looks-and-size/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «assist» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.