query | If you a_____ someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them. Julia was assisting him to prepare his speech. The family decided to assist me with my chores. Dr Amid was assisted by a young Asian nurse. |
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word | assist |
full-definition | verb If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them. Julia was assisting him to prepare his speech. The family decided to assist me with my chores. Dr Amid was assisted by a young Asian nurse. If you assist someone, you give them information, advice, or money . The public is urgently requested to assist police in tracing this man. Foreign Office officials assisted with transport and finance problems. The Authority will provide a welfare worker to assist you. If something assists in doing a task, it makes the task easier to do. ...a chemical that assists in the manufacture of proteins. Here are some good sources of information to assist you in making the best selection. Salvage operations have been greatly assisted by the good weather conditions. |
inflections | assistsassistingassisted |
cefr-level | B1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1
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