assist
1. the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose (Freq. 1)
- he gave me an assist with the housework
- could not walk without assistance
- rescue party went to their aid
- offered his help in unloading
• Syn:
aid, assistance, help
• Derivationally related forms:
help (for: help), assist (for: assistance)
• Hypernyms:
activity
• Hyponyms:
self-help, facilitation, hand, helping hand, recourse,
resort, refuge, thanks, relief, succor, succour,
ministration, lift, service, accommodation, boost, encouragement,
comfort, support
2. (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play (Freq. 1)
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game, basketball, basketball game, hoops,
ice hockey, hockey, hockey game
• Hypernyms:
maneuver, manoeuvre, play
1. give help or assistance;
be of service (Freq. 21)
- Everyone helped out during the earthquake
- Can you help me carry this table?
- She never helps around the house
• Syn:
help, aid
• Derivationally related forms:
aid (for: aid), assistive, assistant, assistance, helper (for: help), help (for: help)
• Hypernyms:
support, back up
• Hyponyms:
facilitate, ease, alleviate, serve, attend to,
wait on, attend, benefact, help out, subserve, succor,
succor, expedite, hasten, avail, care,
give care, bootstrap
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE (for: help)
- Sam cannot assist Sue
2. act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function (Freq. 4)
• Derivationally related forms:
assistant
• Hypernyms:
work
• Hyponyms:
protect, abet
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. 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
• Syn:
serve, attend to, wait on, attend
• Derivationally related forms:
attendant (for: attend), attender (for: attend), servant (for: serve), servitor (for: serve)
• Hypernyms:
help, aid
• Hyponyms:
valet, fag
• Verb Group:
serve
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody with something
- Sam cannot assist Sue
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