Assist meaning in English
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Definition
to assist: to help, to aid
Horatio doesn't need anyone to assist him in the laboratory. He needs no help at all.
some assistance: some help, some aid
I need some assistance moving my piano into my apartment. Can you help me?
Examples
- "Unfortunately all of our representatives are currently assisting other callers."
- "He assists Bob Carter in managing our information systems and intranet, and helps with general troubleshooting."
- "Bruno : Think of this as a tool that will assist you in your job."
- "If you would like to give me your account number, however, I'm sure I could better assist you."
Exercise 1
Use the following words to fill in the blanks within the text below. Be careful! Some words may be used more than once, or not at all.
over | on | in | to
Once, when she was just a child, Polly followed her parents the border into Mexico. Her father was wanted for assisting a bank robbery. He was innocent - it was his evil twin that did it - but the family saw it as an opportunity to travel all the world. Tijuana, the family was stopped by some undercover FBI agents. Fortunately, the case of mistaken identity was solved, and the Watson family enjoyed the next few weeks in beautiful, sunny Tijuana. Polly was sad when the trip was , as it was the best family vacation / FBI investigation she had ever had.
over | on | in | to
Once, when she was just a child, Polly followed her parents the border into Mexico. Her father was wanted for assisting a bank robbery. He was innocent - it was his evil twin that did it - but the family saw it as an opportunity to travel all the world. Tijuana, the family was stopped by some undercover FBI agents. Fortunately, the case of mistaken identity was solved, and the Watson family enjoyed the next few weeks in beautiful, sunny Tijuana. Polly was sad when the trip was , as it was the best family vacation / FBI investigation she had ever had.
Use the following words to fill in the blanks within the text below. Be careful! Some words may be used more than once, or not at all.
over | on | in | to
Once, when she was just a child, Polly followed her parents over 1 the border into Mexico. Her father was wanted for assisting in 2 a bank robbery. He was innocent - it was his evil twin that did it - but the family saw it as an opportunity to travel all over 3 the world. In 4 Tijuana, the family was stopped by some undercover FBI agents. Fortunately, the case of mistaken identity was solved, and the Watson family enjoyed the next few weeks in beautiful, sunny Tijuana. Polly was sad when the trip was over 5, as it was the best family vacation / FBI investigation she had ever had.
over | on | in | to
Once, when she was just a child, Polly followed her parents over 1 the border into Mexico. Her father was wanted for assisting in 2 a bank robbery. He was innocent - it was his evil twin that did it - but the family saw it as an opportunity to travel all over 3 the world. In 4 Tijuana, the family was stopped by some undercover FBI agents. Fortunately, the case of mistaken identity was solved, and the Watson family enjoyed the next few weeks in beautiful, sunny Tijuana. Polly was sad when the trip was over 5, as it was the best family vacation / FBI investigation she had ever had.
1 over: 'Over' is used here as a preposition meaning 'across' or 'from one side to the other'. 'Over' is often used to describe distance in this way. A border is the boundary or frontier between two locations.
2 in: In English we say 'assisting in (a bank robbery, a ceremony)' to indicate someone's participation in an event. The primary sense of the verb 'to assist' is 'to help' or 'to aid'.
3 over: 'Over' is used here as a preposition meaning 'around'. To travel 'all over' the world, means to travel 'to many different places'.
4 In: This is the best choice here. We often use the preposition 'in' to describe a location 'within' or 'inside' a city or country (Tijuana, in this case).
5 over: 'Over' is often used as a synonym of 'finished' when referring to something such as a 'vacation', a 'trip' or a 'game'.
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