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assist

/əˈsɪst/

An illustration for assist

noun1 of 2

A helpful action or an act of giving.

  • “He was the one who assisted us in difficult times.”Tatoeba
  • “They were on call to assist during any emergency situation.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

verb2 of 2

To help.

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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