0 to help:
1 in sports, a time when a player touches the ball and this leads to another player on the same team scoring a goal or point:
3 to help somebody or help with something:
assist (sb) with sth The coordinator will assist the director with all aspects of event-planning.
assist (sb) in doing sth The prospectus provides detailed information that will assist investors in making informed decisions.
The fees will assist in paying off the 260m pounds debt accrued.
4 to help something develop or happen by providing money, support, etc.:
5 an expression that is used to refer to the fact that someone has been taken to a police station to be asked questions about a crime, but that they have not yet been accused of the crime:
Migrating birds make use of airstreams to assist them on their long journey south.
Yasmin assisted in the preparation of this article.
Emergency crews, assisted by the army, are searching for survivors.
The doctor performed a small operation to assist the patient's breathing.
The photographers could face charges of manslaughter and failure to assist the victims of the crash.
On the assumption of four weavers (one master-weaver assisted by three assistants) per loom, the number of weavers ought to have been 12,892.
We found the visual display very useful in assisting the children identify favourite foods.
Thanks are due to all the nurses for maintaining the study and assisting the families involved throughout the study.
