assist

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People will feel less inclined to assist - because they feel that they are an excluded outsider.

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Quick take

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"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of assist gathered in one view.

noun

(sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play

verb

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"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for assist.

noun

(sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play

verb

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"

verb

act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function

verb

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"

Example sentences

People will feel less inclined to assist - because they feel that they are an excluded outsider.

These constraints do not limit the artistic expression of the instrument – they assist it.

There must have been a technique or tool used to assist the artist in not only tracing the shape, but reproducing the colors.

In effect, Apple was asking the court to assist it in negotiating, not in putting the parties dispute to rest.

I joined as their 3rd employee - as a junior developer to assist the current senior.

As I recall the story, there was also a nurse who assisted but I can only find the AP story which references the two doctors.

He says the company has offered to assist financially, find new housing for the host, and anything else she can think of to make her life easier.

That said, bully for you, and if it takes more than thirty seconds to line up a new position in this market I'm sure many of us would be willing to assist.

My employment contract said I was to make reasonable effort to assist in the creation of patent applications that resulted from my work.

It might assist in the case of an inappropriately applied tourniquet.-Hemostasis of an abdominal wound.

"The Flock team joined Zynga in January, 2011 and is now working to assist Zynga in achieving their goal of building the most fun, social games available to anyone, anytime -- on any platform.

If they don't report the incidence to international police forces and assist in tracking down the actual dealers, they are in my eyes guilty of criminal negligence of astronomical proportions.

Usually the trains would have to support some kind of computerized stop-assist in order to be precise enough to pull this off.- Said stop-assist wouldn't just be a train feature, it would involve communication with the track, and therefore upgrades to the entire signaling system.