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assist definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb assist 3 senses of assist Sense 1 help, assist, aid => facilitate, ease, alleviate => serve, attend to wait on attend, assist => benefact => help out => subserve => succor, succour => expedite, hasten => avail => care give care => bootstrap Sense 2 assist => protect => abet Sense 3 serve, attend to wait on attend, assist => valet => fag Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb assist 3 senses of assist Sense 1 help, assist, aid => facilitate, ease, alleviate => serve, attend to wait on attend, assist => valet => fag => benefact => help out => subserve => succor, succour => expedite, hasten => avail => care give care => dry-nurse => attend, take care look see => minister => tend => garden => landscape => shepherd => mother, fuss, overprotect => nurse => bootstrap Sense 2 assist => protect => abet Sense 3 serve, attend to wait on attend, assist => valet => fag Entailment of verb assist Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb assist 3 senses of assist Sense 1 help, assist, aid => support, back up Sense 2 assist => work Sense 3 serve, attend to wait on attend, assist => help, assist, aid Familiarity of verb assist assist used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb assist Sense 1 help, assist, aid => support, back up -------------- Sense 2 assist => work -------------- Sense 3 serve, attend to wait on attend, assist => help, assist, aid -------------- Grep of noun assist assist assistance assistant assistant foreman assistant professor assisted suicide gravity-assist Overview of noun assist The noun assist has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) aid, assist, assistance, help -- (the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose: "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading") 2. (1) assist -- (in sports (baseball or basketball or ice hockey) the act of enabling another player to make a good play) Overview of verb assist The verb assist has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (21) help, assist, aid -- (give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?" "She never helps around the house") 2. (4) assist -- (act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function) 3. serve, attend to wait on attend, assist -- (work for or be a servant to "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years") Grep of adj assist assistant assisted assistive Overview of noun assist The noun assist has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) aid, assist, assistance, help -- (the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose: "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading") 2. (1) assist -- (in sports (baseball or basketball or ice hockey) the act of enabling another player to make a good play) Overview of verb assist The verb assist has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (21) help, assist, aid -- (give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?" "She never helps around the house") 2. (4) assist -- (act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function) 3. serve, attend to wait on attend, assist -- (work for or be a servant to "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years")
assist definition
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