assist

🇺🇸 /əˈsɪst/ 🇬🇧 /əˈsɪst/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
verb
B1

to help someone do something

She will assist the teacher with the class activity.

B1

to make something easier to happen

This tool will assist the team in completing the project faster.

noun
R

a pass in sports that helps a teammate score

He made an assist that helped his team win the game.

R

a throw in baseball that helps get an opponent out

The shortstop made an assist to first base.

translation

v. to help someone do something; to make something easier to happen
n. a pass in sports that helps a teammate score; a throw in baseball that helps get an opponent out

Word Forms

3rd Present assists
Progressive assisting
Past assisted
Perfect assisted
Plural assists