assist
US /əˈsɪst/
Definition
give help or assistance; be of service
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Our staff will gladly assist you with your luggage.
Word Family
Synonyms
- helpthe activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- aida resource
- supportthe activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
Collocations
- Easy assist customersto assist customers, meaning to give help or assistance; be of service
- Medium assist the director with logisticsto assist the director with logistics, meaning to give help or assistance; be of service
- Hard actively assist in regulatory investigationsdescribing actively assist in regulatory investigations (in an active manner)
- Very Hard assist distressed institutions in crisisto assist distressed institutions in crisis, meaning to give help or assistance; be of service
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