Assist+with

  • 11assist — has the same meaning as help, and shares the same grammatical constructions. In many contexts the two words are interchangeable, but help is usually preferable, assist being, in Fowler s term (1926), a ‘genteelism’ to be avoided. However, assist… …

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  • 12Assist — As*sist , v. i. 1. To lend aid; to help. [1913 Webster] With God not parted from him, as was feared, But favoring and assisting to the end. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To be present as a spectator; as, to assist at a public meeting. [A Gallicism]… …

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  • 13assist — [ə sist′] vt. [ME assisten < OFr assister < L assistere < ad , to + sistere, to make stand < stare, to STAND] 1. to give help to; aid 2. to work with as a helper or assistant vi. to give help; aid n. 1. an instance or act of helping …

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  • 14assist the police —    (with their inquiries)    see help the police (with their inquiries) …

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  • 15Assist (baseball) — In baseball, an assist (denoted by A) is a defensive statistic, baseball being one of the few sports in which the defensive team controls the ball. An assist is awarded to every defensive player who fields or touches the ball (after it has been… …

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  • 16Assist (basketball) — In basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was assisting in the basket. There is some judgment involved in deciding whether a passer… …

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  • 17assist — I UK [əˈsɪst] / US verb Word forms assist : present tense I/you/we/they assist he/she/it assists present participle assisting past tense assisted past participle assisted *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to help someone or something These… …

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  • 18assist — [[t]əsɪ̱st[/t]] ♦♦♦ assists, assisting, assisted 1) VERB If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them. [V n to inf] Julia was assisting him to prepare his speech... [V n with n] The family decided to …

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  • 19assist — as|sist1 [ ə sıst ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to help someone or something: These measures were designed to assist people with disabilities. They eventually agreed to assist the investigation. The new technique will assist rapid… …

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  • 20Assist-2-Sell — Infobox Company company name = Assist 2 Sell, Inc. company type = Corporation location = Reno, Nev., USA foundation = Reno, Nev., (1987) key people = Mary LaMeres Pomin, Co Founder and Co CEO Lyle Martin, Co Founder and Co CEO, Assist 2 Sell, Inc …

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