assist
noun
- a pass to a player who scores a goal as a result of the pass in ice hockey
verb
- to help
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /əˈsɪst/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Italic *sistō Latin sistō Latin assistō Old French assisterbor. Middle English assisten English assist From Middle English assisten, from Old French assister (“to assist, to attend”), from Latin assistō (“stand at, bestand”, verb).
- A helpful action or an act of giving.
“The foundation gave a much needed assist to the shelter.”
- The act of helping another player score points or goals
“Özil has 16 assists in the Premier League and three goals; he has two more goals in the Champions League. On Monday, he took Bournemouth apart in the 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium, setting up the first for Gabriel and scoring the second himself.”
- The act of helping another player score points or goals
“He had two assists in the game.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Italic *sistō Latin sistō Latin assistō Old French assisterbor. Middle English assisten English assist From Middle English assisten, from Old French assister (“to assist, to attend”), from Latin assistō (“stand at, bestand”, verb).
- To help.
“This book will assist you in getting your life in order.”
“Tutor feedback assists the learning process.”
- To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.
- To help compensate for what is missing with the help of a medical technique or therapy.
- To stand (at a place) or to (an opinion).
“A great part of the nobility assisted to his opinion.”
- To be present (at an event, occasion etc.).
“I assisted with pleasure at the representation of several tragedies and comedies.”
“To assist at Mass every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation.”