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{
"term": "assist",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "assist",
"heSheIt": "assists"
},
"pastSimple": "assisted",
"pastParticiple": "assisted",
"ingForm": "assisting"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to help somebody to do something",
"sensetop": "assist in/with somethingassist somebodyassist somebody in doing somethingassist somebody in/with somethingassist somebody to do something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Anyone willing to assist can contact this number."
},
{
"text": "He assisted in the development of the business strategy.",
"contextForm": "assist in/with something"
},
{
"text": "We are looking for people who would be willing to assist in the group's work."
},
{
"text": "We'll do all we can to assist you.",
"contextForm": "assist somebody"
},
{
"text": "They will be **ably assisted** by our remarkable staff."
},
{
"text": "The play was directed by Mike Johnson, assisted by Sharon Gale."
},
{
"text": "His task is to advise and assist his colleagues."
},
{
"text": "We will assist you in finding somewhere to live.",
"contextForm": "assist somebody in doing something"
},
{
"text": "Two men **are assisting the police with their enquiries** *(= are being questioned by the police)*.",
"contextForm": "assist somebody in/with something"
},
{
"text": "The driver has been assisting police with their investigation."
},
{
"text": "a course to assist adults to return to the labour market",
"contextForm": "assist somebody to do something"
},
{
"text": "She offered to assist with the marketing of the product."
},
{
"text": "She was ably assisted by a team of volunteers."
},
{
"text": "We have been greatly assisted by individuals and organizations."
}
],
"topics": ["Social issues"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["greatly", "materially", "ably"],
"verb + assist": ["be designed to"],
"preposition": ["in", "with"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to help something to happen more easily",
"sensetop": "assist something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "activities that will assist the decision-making process"
},
{
"text": "Volcanic eruptions like this probably assisted the development of life on this planet."
},
{
"text": "Day hospitals have sprung up to assist the process of rehabilitation."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈsɪst/",
"audio": "as/assist/assist__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈsɪsts/",
"audio": "as/assist/assists__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈsɪstɪd/",
"audio": "as/assist/assisted__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈsɪstɪŋ/",
"audio": "as/assist/assisting__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈsɪst/",
"audio": "as/assist/assist__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈsɪsts/",
"audio": "as/assist/assists__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈsɪstɪd/",
"audio": "as/assist/assisted__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈsɪstɪŋ/",
"audio": "as/assist/assisting__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French assister, from Latin assistere ‘take one's stand by’, from ad- ‘to, at’ + sistere ‘take one's stand’."
}