The airplane used a rocket motor to assist with takeoff.
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Assist
//əˈsɪst//
Synonyms for "assist" (103 found)
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Related words (51)
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3 entriesRelated terms
2 entriesderived
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
has context
6 entriesis a
2 entriesmanner of
1 entriespart of
1 entriesrelated to
6 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
108 translations across 33 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- βοηθέω verb (help)
- συλλαμβάνω verb (help)
Armenian
1 entries- օգնել verb (help)
Belarusian
4 entries- дапамага́ць verb (help)
- дапамагчы́ verb (help)
- памага́ць verb (help)
- памагчы́ verb (help)
Bulgarian
4 entries- асистенция noun (statistical recognition of making a pass)
- асистирам verb (to make a pass in a sport)
- помагам verb (help)
- съдействам verb (help)
Catalan
1 entries- assistència noun (statistical recognition of making a pass)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 協助 /协助 verb (help)
- 幫 /帮 verb (help)
- 幫助 /帮助 verb (help)
- 辅助 verb (help)
Czech
2 entries- asistovat verb (help)
- pomáhat verb (help)
Dutch
4 entries- assist noun ((soccer): a pass that is decisive in scoring a goal)
- assisteren verb (help)
- bijstaan verb (help)
- een voorzet geven verb (to make a pass in a sport)
Esperanto
1 entries- asisti verb (help)
Finnish
4 entries- maalisyöttö noun ((soccer): a pass that is decisive in scoring a goal)
- syöttö noun (statistical recognition of making a pass)
- syöttö noun ((soccer): a pass that is decisive in scoring a goal)
- auttaa verb (help)
French
3 entries- passe décisive noun (statistical recognition of making a pass)
- aider verb (help)
- assister verb (help)
Georgian
1 entries- დახმარება verb (help)
German
4 entries- Torvorlage noun ((soccer): a pass that is decisive in scoring a goal)
- Vorlage noun ((soccer): a pass that is decisive in scoring a goal)
- partially also Torschussvorlage noun ((soccer): a pass that is decisive in scoring a goal)
- assistieren verb (help)
Greek
2 entries- βοηθώ verb (help)
- δίνω ασίστ verb (to make a pass in a sport)
Hiligaynon
1 entries- abáng-ábang verb (help)
Icelandic
1 entries- stoðsending noun (statistical recognition of making a pass)
Italian
4 entries- aiuto noun (statistical recognition of making a pass)
- assist noun ((soccer): a pass that is decisive in scoring a goal)
- assistenza noun (statistical recognition of making a pass)
- aiutare verb (help)
Japanese
3 entries- アシスト noun ((soccer): a pass that is decisive in scoring a goal)
- アシストする verb (to make a pass in a sport)
- 手伝う verb (help)
Korean
3 entries- 어시스트 noun ((soccer): a pass that is decisive in scoring a goal)
- 돕다 verb (help)
- 어시스트하다 verb (to make a pass in a sport)
Latin
4 entries- adiuvō verb (help)
- auxilior verb (help)
- iuvō verb (help)
- opitulor verb (help)
Māori
3 entries- whakahirihiri verb (help)
- whakamahiri verb (help)
- āwhina verb (help)
Nahuatl
1 entries- macoa verb (help)
Polish
4 entries- asysta noun ((soccer): a pass that is decisive in scoring a goal)
- asystować verb (help)
- pomagać verb (help)
- pomóc verb (help)
Portuguese
4 entries- assistência noun (statistical recognition of making a pass)
- ajudar verb (help)
- assistir verb (help)
- prestar assistência verb (help)
Romanian
2 entries- ajuta verb (help)
- asista verb (help)
Russian
4 entries- голево́й пас noun (statistical recognition of making a pass)
- результати́вная переда́ча noun (statistical recognition of making a pass)
- ассисти́ровать verb (help)
- помо́чь verb (help)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- asistencija noun (statistical recognition of making a pass)
Spanish
3 entries- asistir verb (help)
- asistir verb (to make a pass in a sport)
- ayudar verb (help)
Swedish
4 entries- assist noun (statistical recognition of making a pass)
- assistera verb (help)
- bistå (med hjälp) verb (help)
- göra en assist verb (to make a pass in a sport)
Turkish
3 entries- asist noun (statistical recognition of making a pass)
- asist noun ((soccer): a pass that is decisive in scoring a goal)
- asist verb (to make a pass in a sport)
Ukrainian
4 entries- допомага́ти verb (help)
- допомогти́ verb (help)
- посприя́ти verb (help)
- сприя́ти verb (help)
Vietnamese
3 entries- giúp verb (help)
- hỗ trợ verb (help)
- trợ giúp verb (help)
Zazaki
1 entries- peşti (diq) verb (help)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
The best efforts of the human race, in addition, were necessary to assist the gods in their cosmic task.
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I would like you to assist me with my gardening.
Source: tatoeba (71037)
I often assist my sister to do her homework.
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