assist
verb
as·sist
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assisted;
assisting;
assists
Definition of assist
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to give usually supplementary support or aid to
She assisted the boy with his lessons.
1
: to give support or aid
assisted at the stove Another surgeon assisted on the operation.
2
: to be present as a spectator
… the ideal figures assisting at Italian holy scenes.— Mary McCarthy
assist
nounDefinition of assist (Entry 2 of 2)
1
US
: an act or action that helps someone : an act of assistance
He wrote the story with an assist from a friend. [=with the help of a friend]
2
: the action (such as a throw or pass) of a player who enables a teammate to make a putout (as in baseball) or score a goal (as in basketball or hockey)
also
: official credit given for such an action
was credited with 5 assists in the first half
3
: a mechanical or electromechanical device that provides assistance