assist
Pronunciation[change]
- IPA (key): /əˈsɪst/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: as‧sist
Verb[change]
Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- To help.
- She assisted the doctor.
- Nurses are available to assist the healing process.
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Noun[change]
- (sports) In basketball and some other sports, a pass to another player to let him or her score.
- He had eight assists in that game.