assistn.

Etymology: < assist v.

Now chiefly North American.

a. An act of assistance; aid, help.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > [noun] > helping > an act of helping

helpa1300

servicea1413

assist1597

hand-up1871

1597 G. Markham tr. G. Pétau de Maulette Deuoreux lxxxiv. f. 15 I hop'd, by her assist, this fourth Henrie.

1607 J. Day et al. Trauailes Three Eng. Brothers sig. A2 Now your asists To helpe the entrance of our history.

1923 Daily Mail 5 May 8 The supporting bid, the assist,..and ‘the switch’ assume a new value.

1952 B. Ulanov Hist. Jazz in Amer. vii. 73 On the others he usually played second cornet back of Oliver's lead, an alternately delicate assist and blasting support.

1957 W. H. Whyte Organization Man viii. 107 An assist from others can help a lot.

1966 New Yorker 4 June 18 (advt.) Credit Hart Schaffner & Marx tailors with a skilful assist.

b. With qualifying word: a device, power, or force that provides assistance (to a system or an operation). Originally U.S.power assist: see the first element.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > [noun] > that which or one who helps or means of help

redeeOE

helpc893

bootOE

friendOE

lithc1275

helpera1300

a helping handa1300

helpingc1330

bieldc1352

succour?a1366

supplementc1384

easementa1398

succourer1442

aid?1473

assister1535

assistant?1541

adminicle1551

mystery1581

second1590

auxiliatory1599

subsidium1640

suffragan1644

facilitation1648

adminiculary1652

auxiliary1656

auxiliar1670

ally1794

Boy Scout1918

assist1954

facilitator1987

1954 Life 19 Apr. 16/2 (advt.) And to take the ‘drive’ out of driving, Ford offers five modern power assists: versatile Fordomatic Drive, a 4-Way Power Seat, Swift Sure Power Brakes, Power-Lift Windows all around and Master-Guide Power Steering.

1972 Sci. Amer. Jan. 46/1 A favorable planetary alignment enabling a spacecraft to receive a gravity assist from Jupiter.

1985 Which Computer? Apr. 46 The system offers a wide range of standard reporting functions and operator assists.

a. Baseball. ‘The act of a player who handles the ball in assisting to put an opposing player out; also the credit given by the scorer to a player so assisting’ ( Dict. Americanisms).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > putting player out > actions

K1861

double play1867

assist1877

put-out1882

force-out1896

rundown1908

pickoff1911

strike-out1911

tag1941

punch-out1973

1877 Constit. Nat. League Baseball 40 An assist should be given to each player who handles the ball in a run-out or other play of this kind.

1891 N. Crane Baseball 79 Assist, the credit given by the scorer to a fielder who handles the ball in assisting to put out a player.

1896 R. G. Knowles & M. Morton Baseball 101 The fielder who handles the ball in sufficient time to aid in retiring a base-runner is credited with an assist.

1917 C. Mathewson Second Base Sloan xiv. 187 Five strike-outs, three assists and no errors was considered a fine record.

b. Also in Ice Hockey, the act of taking a direct part in the action (esp. by making the scoring pass) which results in a team-mate scoring a goal; the credit awarded for this. Similarly in other sports. North American.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > ice hockey > [noun] > actions

goaltending1891

stick-handling1891

assist1925

body-checking1936

screenshot1940

slap shot1942

poke-check1945

spearing1957

deke1960

penalty killing1960

body check1962

poke-checking1963

takeaway1967

saucer pass1986

1925 Mail & Empire 9 Feb. 8/1 He attacked continuously and was rewarded by two goals and an assist.

1934 F. Hewitt Down Ice xi. 124 When a player scores a goal an ‘assist’ shall be credited to any player taking part in the play leading up to the scoring of the goal... An assist cannot be credited to any player when a goal is scored from a rebound off a goal-keeper.

1955 Hamilton (Ont.) Daily Spectator 25 Jan. 15/4 Montreal Canadiens..collect more assists per goal than any other club.

1967 Boston Herald 1 Mar. 16/1 K. C. Jones was the top play~maker with 12 assists.

1977 Time (Atlantic ed.) 12 Sept. 45/1 It was an unheralded Briton..who led the Cosmos to victory in Soccer Bowl-77 with a goal and an assist.

1984 Toronto Star 28 Mar. b4/1 Barry Pederson scored four goals..and added an assist.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

assistv.

Brit.

/əˈsɪst/, U.S.

/əˈsɪst/

Forms: Also 1500s assyst.

Etymology: < French assiste-r (15th cent. in Littré), < Latin assistĕre, < ad-, as- to + sistĕre to take one's stand.

I. To stand to or by; to be present.

†1. intransitive. To take one's stand to or towards a place; figurative to stand to, abide by (an opinion). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > point or lie in a direction [verb (intransitive)] > have specific aspect > of people or animals

face?1574

assistc1600

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > hold an opinion, opine [verb (intransitive)] > be committed to

assistc1600

engagea1676

to have (a person) pegged1920

c1600 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 15 Ane gret part of the nobill men assisted to his opinioun.

1646 J. Gregory Notes & Observ. xviii. 73 Assisting especially..to the East.

†2. transitive. To stand or remain near, to stand by; to attend, escort. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > show (the way) [verb (transitive)] > bring or take to a place

leadc825

conveya1375

accompany1426

bringa1500

assist1525

associate1548

hand1590

commit1598

see1603

to set out1725

set1740

trot1888

the world > space > distance > nearness > be near to [verb (transitive)] > stand near to

overstandeOE

atstandc1330

side1587

assist1646

1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. clvii. [cliii.] 429 The quenes lytter..was assysted with the duke of Thourayne, and the duke of Burbone.

1646 R. Crashaw Sospetto d'Herode ix, in Steps to Temple 54 Three Rigorous Virgins waiting still behind, Assist the Throne of th' Iron-Sceptred King.

†3.

a. transitive. To take one's place with (a person), join, accompany, attend. Also absol. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a companion or associate > accompany or be companions [verb (intransitive)]

accompany?1490

assist1553

to walk (also travel) in the way with1611

to go partners1716

to draw up1723

to shake together1861

to pal up (also around, out, etc.)1889

society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a companion or associate > accompany or associate with [verb (transitive)]

seeOE

to bear (a person) company (also fellowship, etc.)c1225

mella1300

fellowshipa1382

companya1400

accompany1461

to keep company (with)1502

encompanya1513

to keep (a person) company1517

to take repast1517

assist1553

to take up with1570

rempare1581

to go along with1588

amate1590

bear1590

to fall in1593

consort1598

second1600

to walk (also travel) in the way with1611

comitate1632

associate1644

enhaunt1658

join1713

assort1823

sit1828

companionize1870

to take tea with1888

to knock about with1915

tote1977

fere-

1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique ii b It was no mastery for David, beyng assisted with God..to overthrowe this one man.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. vi. 154 Yet he shall haue a Noble Memory. Assist .

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. i. 51 The King, and Prince, at prayers, let's assist them.

†b. To attend upon (a sick person or the period of his or her illness) with religious ministrations. (Cf. French assister un malade: lui donner des soins; l'exhorter à bien mourir. Littré.) Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > practice of healing art > practise the healing art [verb (transitive)] > tend the sick

to look to ——a1450

norrya1450

watch1526

attendc1572

assist1664

nurse1751

nurse-tend1792

1664 J. Evelyn tr. R. Fréart Parallel Antient Archit. Ep. Ded. sig. A4^v His Sickness..was assisted by his Director the R. P. de Sainct Jure.

a. intransitive. To be present (at a ceremony, entertainment, etc.), whether simply as a spectator, or taking part in the proceedings. (In the former case, ‘to be present at without taking part in,’ now treated as a French idiom.)

ΚΠ

1626 C. Potter tr. P. Sarpi Hist. Quarrels i. 32 The Counsellors assembled to assist at a solemn Masse.

1718 J. Addison Remarks Italy (ed. 2) 401 The Duke of Lorrain used often to assist at their Midnight Devotions.

1765 J. Wilkes Corr. (1805) II. 163 Last Saturday I assisted at the great festival.

1837 J. H. Newman Lect. Prophetical Office Church 96 I quote the words of Cornelius Mussus..who assisted at the Council of Trent.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 53 The congregation may be said to assist as spectators rather than as auditors.

1854 A. A. Procter Seventh Poor Traveller in Househ. Words Extra Christmas No. 36/1 And assisted—in the French sense—at the performance of two waltzes.

1855 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes II. x. 103 The dinner at which we have just assisted.

1873 Q. Rev. 135 183 The sane and sober must simply ‘assist,’ in the French sense, i.e. stand by and say nothing.

†b. Const. to (after French assister à). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > presence > be present at [verb (transitive)] > be present at (a proceeding or meeting)

tend1460

to make one1542

frequent1555

assist1603

attend1646

to sit in1919

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xxvii. 402 Having all day-long assisted to the ceremonies, and publike banket.

1677 tr. A.-N. Amelot de La Houssaie Hist. Govt. Venice 229 Three Senators always assisting in the Prince's name to all Transactions and Decrees of that Court.

†5. transitive. To be present at, take part in. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xii. 302 Wont to sacrifice their owne children..and with cheerefull and pleasant countenance to assist that office.

II. To aid, help.

6. transitive. To help, aid:

a. a person in doing something; frequently with adverb or adverbial phrase denoting that in which the assistance is given; to second, support.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > aid, help, or assist [verb (transitive)]

helpc897

filsteOE

filsenc1175

gengc1175

succourc1250

ease1330

to do succourc1374

favour1393

underset1398

supply1428

aid1450

behelp1481

adminiculate?1532

subleve1542

to help a (lame) dog over a stile1546

adjuvate1553

to stand at ——1563

assista1578

opitulate1582

stead1582

bestead1591

help out (also through)1600

serve1629

facilitate1640

auxiliate1656

juvate1708

gammon1753

lame duck1963

piggyback1968

a1578 J. Heywood Witty & Witless 737 in Two Moral Interludes (1991) 44 To assyst man gods comandments to fulfyll.

1683 Britanniæ Speculum 77 Displeased with them for having assisted the rebellious Gauls.

1777 W. Jones Seven Fountains 52 He read, assisted by a taper's ray.

1837 E. Howard Old Commodore I. v. 186 Assist the chaplain down the poop-ladder.

1843 C. J. Lever Jack Hinton xxv He assisted me on with my great-coat.

1843 C. J. Lever Jack Hinton xxvii As I assisted her from the carriage, I could not but mark the flashing brilliancy of her eye.

1855 C. J. Lever Sir Jasper Carew xxix He assisted me off with my coat.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. §24. 170 A desire to..assist me in my observations.

a1865 E. C. Gaskell Wives & Daughters (1866) I. v. 47 ‘May I help you to potatoes?’ or, as Mr. Wynne would persevere in saying, ‘May I assist you to potatoes?’

1881 C. E. L. Riddell Senior Partner II. xi. 228 ‘It's no use my trying to put in a friendly oar,' said Mr. McCullagh, assisted perhaps to this last figure of speech by the sight of an outrigger spinning down the stream.

1924 R. Macaulay Orphan Island xi Miss Smith..was assisted from her hammock.

b. a person in necessity; to succour, relieve.

ΚΠ

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 27. ⁋6 When I assist a friendless Person.

a1885 Mod. Rest assists digestion. The rumours will not assist his election. ‘Could you assist a poor man with a copper, Sir?’

c. an action, process, or result; to further, promote.

ΚΠ

1714 A. Pope Rape of Lock (new ed.) v. 42 The Sprights survey The growing Combat, or assist the Fray.

a. absol. and intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > aid, help, or assist [verb (intransitive)]

help?c1225

to shove at the cart1421

supply1446

assist?1518

to lend a hand (or a helping hand)1598

to hold handc1600

to put to one's hand (also hands)1603

seconda1609

subminister1611

to give (lend) a lift1622

to lay (a) hand1634

to give a hand1682

to bear a hand1710

to chip in1872

?1518 A. Barclay Fyfte Eglog sig. Avj Whan god assysteth, man worketh not for nought.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. xvi. 32 Helpe me my women..Assist good Friends.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 122 If Heav'n assist, and Phœbus hear my Call.

b. with (to obsolete) in or infinitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > aid, help, or assist [verb (intransitive)] > to do something

aid1522

assist1649

1649 J. Kent in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. ii. 295 III. 340 The ordinary hangman..was commanded to assist to the King's death.

1704 R. Nelson Compan. Festivals & Fasts i. xvii. 187 That they might mutually assist to the support of each other.

1725 A. Dacier in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iii. Observ. 172 She assisted in the murder of her husband.

1860 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) V. xxiv. 33 Barlow..whose indiscretion had already assisted to ruin Cromwell.

c. Of the dealer's partner in the game of euchre: to order the adoption of the suit of the card turned up as trump.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > euchre > [verb (intransitive)] > actions in euchre

to play, hold a lone hand1799

assist1878

1878 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 654/2 If the first hand passes, the second may say ‘I assist’, which means that the dealer (his partner) is to take up the trump.

1878 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 655/1 A player can declare to play alone when he or his partner orders up, or when his partner assists.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	assist
释义	assistn. Etymology: < assist v. Now chiefly North American. 1. a. An act of assistance; aid, help. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > [noun] > helping > an act of helping helpa1300 servicea1413 assist1597 hand-up1871 1597 G. Markham tr. G. Pétau de Maulette Deuoreux lxxxiv. f. 15 I hop'd, by her assist, this fourth Henrie. 1607 J. Day et al. Trauailes Three Eng. Brothers sig. A2 Now your asists To helpe the entrance of our history. 1923 Daily Mail 5 May 8 The supporting bid, the assist,..and ‘the switch’ assume a new value. 1952 B. Ulanov Hist. Jazz in Amer. vii. 73 On the others he usually played second cornet back of Oliver's lead, an alternately delicate assist and blasting support. 1957 W. H. Whyte Organization Man viii. 107 An assist from others can help a lot. 1966 New Yorker 4 June 18 (advt.) Credit Hart Schaffner & Marx tailors with a skilful assist. b. With qualifying word: a device, power, or force that provides assistance (to a system or an operation). Originally U.S.power assist: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > [noun] > that which or one who helps or means of help redeeOE helpc893 bootOE friendOE lithc1275 helpera1300 a helping handa1300 helpingc1330 bieldc1352 succour?a1366 supplementc1384 easementa1398 succourer1442 aid?1473 assister1535 assistant?1541 adminicle1551 mystery1581 second1590 auxiliatory1599 subsidium1640 suffragan1644 facilitation1648 adminiculary1652 auxiliary1656 auxiliar1670 ally1794 Boy Scout1918 assist1954 facilitator1987 1954 Life 19 Apr. 16/2 (advt.) And to take the ‘drive’ out of driving, Ford offers five modern power assists: versatile Fordomatic Drive, a 4-Way Power Seat, Swift Sure Power Brakes, Power-Lift Windows all around and Master-Guide Power Steering. 1972 Sci. Amer. Jan. 46/1 A favorable planetary alignment enabling a spacecraft to receive a gravity assist from Jupiter. 1985 Which Computer? Apr. 46 The system offers a wide range of standard reporting functions and operator assists. 2. a. Baseball. ‘The act of a player who handles the ball in assisting to put an opposing player out; also the credit given by the scorer to a player so assisting’ ( Dict. Americanisms). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > putting player out > actions K1861 double play1867 assist1877 put-out1882 force-out1896 rundown1908 pickoff1911 strike-out1911 tag1941 punch-out1973 1877 Constit. Nat. League Baseball 40 An assist should be given to each player who handles the ball in a run-out or other play of this kind. 1891 N. Crane Baseball 79 Assist, the credit given by the scorer to a fielder who handles the ball in assisting to put out a player. 1896 R. G. Knowles & M. Morton Baseball 101 The fielder who handles the ball in sufficient time to aid in retiring a base-runner is credited with an assist. 1917 C. Mathewson Second Base Sloan xiv. 187 Five strike-outs, three assists and no errors was considered a fine record. b. Also in Ice Hockey, the act of taking a direct part in the action (esp. by making the scoring pass) which results in a team-mate scoring a goal; the credit awarded for this. Similarly in other sports. North American. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > ice hockey > [noun] > actions goaltending1891 stick-handling1891 assist1925 body-checking1936 screenshot1940 slap shot1942 poke-check1945 spearing1957 deke1960 penalty killing1960 body check1962 poke-checking1963 takeaway1967 saucer pass1986 1925 Mail & Empire 9 Feb. 8/1 He attacked continuously and was rewarded by two goals and an assist. 1934 F. Hewitt Down Ice xi. 124 When a player scores a goal an ‘assist’ shall be credited to any player taking part in the play leading up to the scoring of the goal... An assist cannot be credited to any player when a goal is scored from a rebound off a goal-keeper. 1955 Hamilton (Ont.) Daily Spectator 25 Jan. 15/4 Montreal Canadiens..collect more assists per goal than any other club. 1967 Boston Herald 1 Mar. 16/1 K. C. Jones was the top play~maker with 12 assists. 1977 Time (Atlantic ed.) 12 Sept. 45/1 It was an unheralded Briton..who led the Cosmos to victory in Soccer Bowl-77 with a goal and an assist. 1984 Toronto Star 28 Mar. b4/1 Barry Pederson scored four goals..and added an assist. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2019). assistv. Brit. /əˈsɪst/, U.S. /əˈsɪst/ Forms: Also 1500s assyst. Etymology: < French assiste-r (15th cent. in Littré), < Latin assistĕre, < ad-, as- to + sistĕre to take one's stand. I. To stand to or by; to be present. †1. intransitive. To take one's stand to or towards a place; figurative to stand to, abide by (an opinion). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > point or lie in a direction [verb (intransitive)] > have specific aspect > of people or animals face?1574 assistc1600 the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > hold an opinion, opine [verb (intransitive)] > be committed to assistc1600 engagea1676 to have (a person) pegged1920 c1600 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 15 Ane gret part of the nobill men assisted to his opinioun. 1646 J. Gregory Notes & Observ. xviii. 73 Assisting especially..to the East. †2. transitive. To stand or remain near, to stand by; to attend, escort. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > show (the way) [verb (transitive)] > bring or take to a place leadc825 conveya1375 accompany1426 bringa1500 assist1525 associate1548 hand1590 commit1598 see1603 to set out1725 set1740 trot1888 the world > space > distance > nearness > be near to [verb (transitive)] > stand near to overstandeOE atstandc1330 side1587 assist1646 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. clvii. [cliii.] 429 The quenes lytter..was assysted with the duke of Thourayne, and the duke of Burbone. 1646 R. Crashaw Sospetto d'Herode ix, in Steps to Temple 54 Three Rigorous Virgins waiting still behind, Assist the Throne of th' Iron-Sceptred King. †3. a. transitive. To take one's place with (a person), join, accompany, attend. Also absol. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a companion or associate > accompany or be companions [verb (intransitive)] accompany?1490 assist1553 to walk (also travel) in the way with1611 to go partners1716 to draw up1723 to shake together1861 to pal up (also around, out, etc.)1889 society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a companion or associate > accompany or associate with [verb (transitive)] seeOE to bear (a person) company (also fellowship, etc.)c1225 mella1300 fellowshipa1382 companya1400 accompany1461 to keep company (with)1502 encompanya1513 to keep (a person) company1517 to take repast1517 assist1553 to take up with1570 rempare1581 to go along with1588 amate1590 bear1590 to fall in1593 consort1598 second1600 to walk (also travel) in the way with1611 comitate1632 associate1644 enhaunt1658 join1713 assort1823 sit1828 companionize1870 to take tea with1888 to knock about with1915 tote1977 fere- 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique ii b It was no mastery for David, beyng assisted with God..to overthrowe this one man. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. vi. 154 Yet he shall haue a Noble Memory. Assist . View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. i. 51 The King, and Prince, at prayers, let's assist them. View more context for this quotation †b. To attend upon (a sick person or the period of his or her illness) with religious ministrations. (Cf. French assister un malade: lui donner des soins; l'exhorter à bien mourir. Littré.) Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > practice of healing art > practise the healing art [verb (transitive)] > tend the sick to look to ——a1450 norrya1450 watch1526 attendc1572 assist1664 nurse1751 nurse-tend1792 1664 J. Evelyn tr. R. Fréart Parallel Antient Archit. Ep. Ded. sig. A4^v His Sickness..was assisted by his Director the R. P. de Sainct Jure. 4. a. intransitive. To be present (at a ceremony, entertainment, etc.), whether simply as a spectator, or taking part in the proceedings. (In the former case, ‘to be present at without taking part in,’ now treated as a French idiom.) ΚΠ 1626 C. Potter tr. P. Sarpi Hist. Quarrels i. 32 The Counsellors assembled to assist at a solemn Masse. 1718 J. Addison Remarks Italy (ed. 2) 401 The Duke of Lorrain used often to assist at their Midnight Devotions. 1765 J. Wilkes Corr. (1805) II. 163 Last Saturday I assisted at the great festival. 1837 J. H. Newman Lect. Prophetical Office Church 96 I quote the words of Cornelius Mussus..who assisted at the Council of Trent. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 53 The congregation may be said to assist as spectators rather than as auditors. 1854 A. A. Procter Seventh Poor Traveller in Househ. Words Extra Christmas No. 36/1 And assisted—in the French sense—at the performance of two waltzes. 1855 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes II. x. 103 The dinner at which we have just assisted. 1873 Q. Rev. 135 183 The sane and sober must simply ‘assist,’ in the French sense, i.e. stand by and say nothing. †b. Const. to (after French assister à). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > be present at [verb (transitive)] > be present at (a proceeding or meeting) tend1460 to make one1542 frequent1555 assist1603 attend1646 to sit in1919 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xxvii. 402 Having all day-long assisted to the ceremonies, and publike banket. 1677 tr. A.-N. Amelot de La Houssaie Hist. Govt. Venice 229 Three Senators always assisting in the Prince's name to all Transactions and Decrees of that Court. †5. transitive. To be present at, take part in. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xii. 302 Wont to sacrifice their owne children..and with cheerefull and pleasant countenance to assist that office. II. To aid, help. 6. transitive. To help, aid: a. a person in doing something; frequently with adverb or adverbial phrase denoting that in which the assistance is given; to second, support. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > aid, help, or assist [verb (transitive)] helpc897 filsteOE filsenc1175 gengc1175 succourc1250 ease1330 to do succourc1374 favour1393 underset1398 supply1428 aid1450 behelp1481 adminiculate?1532 subleve1542 to help a (lame) dog over a stile1546 adjuvate1553 to stand at ——1563 assista1578 opitulate1582 stead1582 bestead1591 help out (also through)1600 serve1629 facilitate1640 auxiliate1656 juvate1708 gammon1753 lame duck1963 piggyback1968 a1578 J. Heywood Witty & Witless 737 in Two Moral Interludes (1991) 44 To assyst man gods comandments to fulfyll. 1683 Britanniæ Speculum 77 Displeased with them for having assisted the rebellious Gauls. 1777 W. Jones Seven Fountains 52 He read, assisted by a taper's ray. 1837 E. Howard Old Commodore I. v. 186 Assist the chaplain down the poop-ladder. 1843 C. J. Lever Jack Hinton xxv He assisted me on with my great-coat. 1843 C. J. Lever Jack Hinton xxvii As I assisted her from the carriage, I could not but mark the flashing brilliancy of her eye. 1855 C. J. Lever Sir Jasper Carew xxix He assisted me off with my coat. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. §24. 170 A desire to..assist me in my observations. a1865 E. C. Gaskell Wives & Daughters (1866) I. v. 47 ‘May I help you to potatoes?’ or, as Mr. Wynne would persevere in saying, ‘May I assist you to potatoes?’ 1881 C. E. L. Riddell Senior Partner II. xi. 228 ‘It's no use my trying to put in a friendly oar,' said Mr. McCullagh, assisted perhaps to this last figure of speech by the sight of an outrigger spinning down the stream. 1924 R. Macaulay Orphan Island xi Miss Smith..was assisted from her hammock. b. a person in necessity; to succour, relieve. ΚΠ 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 27. ⁋6 When I assist a friendless Person. a1885 Mod. Rest assists digestion. The rumours will not assist his election. ‘Could you assist a poor man with a copper, Sir?’ c. an action, process, or result; to further, promote. ΚΠ 1714 A. Pope Rape of Lock (new ed.) v. 42 The Sprights survey The growing Combat, or assist the Fray. 7. a. absol. and intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > aid, help, or assist [verb (intransitive)] help?c1225 to shove at the cart1421 supply1446 assist?1518 to lend a hand (or a helping hand)1598 to hold handc1600 to put to one's hand (also hands)1603 seconda1609 subminister1611 to give (lend) a lift1622 to lay (a) hand1634 to give a hand1682 to bear a hand1710 to chip in1872 ?1518 A. Barclay Fyfte Eglog sig. Avj Whan god assysteth, man worketh not for nought. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. xvi. 32 Helpe me my women..Assist good Friends. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 122 If Heav'n assist, and Phœbus hear my Call. View more context for this quotation b. with (to obsolete) in or infinitive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > aid, help, or assist [verb (intransitive)] > to do something aid1522 assist1649 1649 J. Kent in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. ii. 295 III. 340 The ordinary hangman..was commanded to assist to the King's death. 1704 R. Nelson Compan. Festivals & Fasts i. xvii. 187 That they might mutually assist to the support of each other. 1725 A. Dacier in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iii. Observ. 172 She assisted in the murder of her husband. 1860 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) V. xxiv. 33 Barlow..whose indiscretion had already assisted to ruin Cromwell. c. Of the dealer's partner in the game of euchre: to order the adoption of the suit of the card turned up as trump. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > euchre > [verb (intransitive)] > actions in euchre to play, hold a lone hand1799 assist1878 1878 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 654/2 If the first hand passes, the second may say ‘I assist’, which means that the dealer (his partner) is to take up the trump. 1878 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 655/1 A player can declare to play alone when he or his partner orders up, or when his partner assists. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1597v.?1518
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