assist

Definition

  • verb: to give support or help
  • verb: to give usually supplementary support or aid to
  • usually singular

Examples

  • The President was 'assisted' with his speech. = The President was 'assisted' in writing his speech.

  • a doctor who has been involved in several 'assisted suicides'

  • Another doctor 'assisted' him with the operation.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Take away everywhere that there's been a Mandarin attack. Nope. That. You sure that's not one of his? It predates any known Mandarin attack. The incident was the use of a bomb to assist a suicide. The heat signature is remarkably similar. That's two military guys... Ever been to Tennessee, Jarvis? (..)
    2013 Iron Man 3