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{
"term": "assistance",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "help or support",
"sensetop": "with the assistance of somebody/somethingassistance with somethingassistance in doing something/to do something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "**technical/economic/military assistance**"
},
{
"text": "**financial assistance** for people on low incomes"
},
{
"text": "Can I **be of any assistance**?"
},
{
"text": "Despite his cries, no one **came to his assistance**."
},
{
"text": "The other passengers **went to her assistance**."
},
{
"text": "He can only walk with the assistance of crutches.",
"contextForm": "with the assistance of somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "She offered me practical assistance with my research.",
"contextForm": "assistance with something"
},
{
"text": "The company provides advice and assistance in finding work.",
"contextForm": "assistance in doing something/to do something"
},
{
"text": "She had no one to turn to for assistance."
},
{
"text": "I advise you to seek assistance from the police."
},
{
"text": "People in the flooded areas are in need of direct assistance."
},
{
"text": "The World Bank promised assistance to the value of $5 million."
},
{
"text": "The government is willing to lend assistance to victims of the flooding."
},
{
"text": "The treaty pledged mutual assistance in the event of an attack on either country."
},
{
"text": "The work was completed with the assistance of local carpenters."
},
{
"text": "They argued the case for extra government assistance for the poorest regions."
},
{
"text": "We provide assistance if your car breaks down."
},
{
"text": "assistance in finding suitable accommodation"
},
{
"text": "Our staff are trained to give personal assistance such as help with medication."
},
{
"text": "humanitarian assistance for refugees"
},
{
"text": "the stigma attached to receiving social assistance"
}
],
"topics": ["Social issues"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["considerable", "great", "real"],
"verb + assistance": [
"give somebody",
"lend (somebody)",
"offer (somebody)"
],
"preposition": [
"with assistance",
"without assistance",
"assistance for"
]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈsɪstəns/",
"audio": "as/assistance/assistance__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈsɪstəns/",
"audio": "as/assistance/assistance__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late 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’."
}