assists

7 definitions • 15 examples

to help:

assist someone with something You will be expected to assist the editor with the selection of illustrations for the book.

assist in The army arrived to assist in the search.

assist with They are looking for volunteers to assist with passing out meals.

If someone is assisting the police with their inquiries, it usually means they have been taken to the police station to be asked questions about a crime:

I have cooperated fully with the police and am simply assisting them with their inquiries.

in ball sports, an occasion when a player touches the ball and this leads to another player on the same team scoring a goal or point:

He has the most assists in the Premier League this season.

He set an NBA record for most assists by a rookie.

to take action to help someone or support something:

[ T ] The company said it would assist workers in finding new jobs.

[ I ] No one knew where my grandfather was, and many came to assist in the search.

to help somebody or help with something:

assist (sb) with sth The coordinator will assist the director with all aspects of event-planning.

assist (sb) in doing sth The prospectus provides detailed information that will assist investors in making informed decisions.

The accused denies the charge of assisting an offender.

Investment in transport will assist growth in the economy.

The fees will assist in paying off the 260m pounds debt accrued.

to help something develop or happen by providing money, support, etc.:

be assisted by sth Redevelopment of the new facility has been assisted by 2.5 million dollars of public funding.

an expression that is used to refer to the fact that someone has been taken to a police station to be asked questions about a crime, but that they have not yet been accused of the crime:

Two men have been detained in connection with the suspected fraud and are at present assisting police with their inquiries.