assistance
noun /əˈsɪstəns/
/əˈsɪstəns/
[uncountable] (formal)- help or support
- technical/economic/military assistance
- financial assistance for people on low incomes
- Can I be of any assistance?
- Despite his cries, no one came to his assistance.
- The other passengers went to her assistance.
- with the assistance of somebody/something He can only walk with the assistance of crutches.
- assistance with something She offered me practical assistance with my research.
- assistance in doing something/to do something The company provides advice and assistance in finding work.
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb2- She had no one to turn to for assistance.
- I advise you to seek assistance from the police.
- People in the flooded areas are in need of direct assistance.
- The World Bank promised assistance to the value of $5 million.
- The government is willing to lend assistance to victims of the flooding.
- The treaty pledged mutual assistance in the event of an attack on either country.
- The work was completed with the assistance of local carpenters.
- They argued the case for extra government assistance for the poorest regions.
- We provide assistance if your car breaks down.
- assistance in finding suitable accommodation
- disabled people who need personal assistance to enable them to live in their own homes
- humanitarian assistance for refugees
- the stigma attached to receiving social assistance
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- great
- real
- …
- give somebody
- lend (somebody)
- offer (somebody)
- …
- with assistance
- without assistance
- assistance for
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin assistentia, from Latin assistere ‘take one's stand by’, from ad- ‘to, at’ + sistere ‘take one's stand’.