assist
1. [ verb ] give help or assistance; be of service;
Synonyms: help aid
Examples:

"Everyone helped out during the earthquake" "Can you help me carry this table?" "She never helps around the house"

Related terms: support care facilitate serve expedite avail help_out bootstrap benefact succor subserve aid aid assistant benefactor
2. [ verb ] (work) act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function
Related terms: work abet protect assistant
3. [ noun ] the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
Synonyms: assistance help aid helping
Examples:

: "he gave me an assist with the housework" "could not walk without assistance" "rescue party went to their aid" "offered his help in unloading"

Related terms: activity service support relief boost recourse thanks self-help hand lift financial_aid accommodation facilitation help help help serve
4. [ noun ] (baseball,sport,ice hockey,basketball) in sports (baseball or basketball or ice hockey) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
Related terms: maneuver baseball basketball ice_hockey
5. [ verb ] work for or be a servant to
Synonyms: serve attend wait_on attend_to
Examples:

"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"

Related terms: help valet fag serve aid servant servitor
Similar spelling:   assisted
  assistive
  assistant
  asystole