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# assist

verb (assist, assists, assisted, assisting); noun (an assist, assists — in sport)

«assist» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To help someone do something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/#m1)
2. (sport) A pass that helps a teammate score; the player who passes gets an assist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/#m2)
3. (formal) «Assist with» or «assist in» a task: take part in helping with it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in school («the teaching assistant will assist you»), safety (staff will assist passengers), and sport reports. Slightly more formal than «help». Phrases: «assist someone with», «assist in», «can I assist you?».

### Examples

- Can I assist you with your bags? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/#x1)
- The nurse assisted the doctor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/#x2)
- He scored one goal and made two assists. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/#x3)
- The firefighters assisted the family out of the house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/#x4)
- Volunteers will assist with the school fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/#x5)
- Please assist anyone who needs help on the stairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/#x6)
- My sister assisted me in building the model. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/#x7)
- I will come to you, and assist you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: assisted, assisting. Related nouns: «assistance» (help, uncountable), «assistant» (a helper). Formal; in everyday speech «help» is more common. Do not confuse «assistance» (help) with «assistants» (people who help).

## In Jewish tradition

Used in school («the teaching assistant will assist you»), safety (staff will assist passengers), and sport reports. Slightly more formal than «help». Phrases: «assist someone with», «assist in», «can I assist you?».

### Examples

- Ginsburg asserts that the system of vowel polluting was invented by a Rabbi Mocha in Palestine about a.d. 570, who designed it to assist his pupils. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/assist/#x1)

### Note

Regular verb: assisted, assisting. Related nouns: «assistance» (help, uncountable), «assistant» (a helper). Formal; in everyday speech «help» is more common. Do not confuse «assistance» (help) with «assistants» (people who help).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «assist» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«assist» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/assist.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «assist» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/assist/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«assist» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/assist.html) on Mova free.