Assist Assisted əˈsɪst Development People Verb Contact Number

• anyone willing to assist can contact this number.
• he assisted in the development of the business strategy.
• we are looking for people who would be willing to assist in the group's work.
• we'll do all we can to assist you.

assist

Verb Forms

1. to help somebody to do something
• Anyone willing to assist can contact this number.
• He assisted in the development of the business strategy.
• We are looking for people who would be willing to assist in the group's work.
• We'll do all we can to assist you.
• They will be ably assisted by our remarkable staff.
• The play was directed by Mike Johnson, assisted by Sharon Gale.
• His task is to advise and assist his colleagues.
• We will assist you in finding somewhere to live.
• Two men are assisting the police with their enquiries (= are being questioned by the police).
• The driver has been assisting police with their investigation.
• a course to assist adults to return to the labour market

Extra Examples

• She offered to assist with the marketing of the product.
• She was ably assisted by a team of volunteers.
• We have been greatly assisted by individuals and organizations.
• measures designed to assist people with disabilities
2. to help something to happen more easily
• activities that will assist the decision-making process

Extra Examples

• Volcanic eruptions like this probably assisted the development of life on this planet.
• Day hospitals have sprung up to assist the process of rehabilitation.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French assister, from Latin assistere ‘take one's stand by’, from ad- ‘to, at’ + sistere ‘take one's stand’.