Tra từ assist - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

as·sist AW [assist assists assisted assisting] verb, noun BrE [əˈsɪst] NAmE [əˈsɪst]
verb (formal)
1. intransitive, transitive to help sb to do sth
• Anyone willing to assist can contact this number.
•~ in/with sth We are looking for people who would be willing to assist in the group's work.
•~ sb We'll do all we can to assist you.
•The play was directed by Mike Johnson, assisted by Sharon Gale.
•~ sb in doing sth We will assist you in finding somewhere to live.
•~ sb in/with sth Two men are assisting the police with their enquiries (= are being questioned by the police).
•~ sb to do sth a course to assist adults to return to the labour market
2. transitive ~ sth to help sth to happen more easily
•activities that will assist the decision-making process
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French assister, from Latin assistere ‘take one's stand by’, from ad- ‘to, at’ + sistere ‘take one's stand’.

Thesaurus:
assist verb
1. T, I (formal)
•We'll do all we can to assist you.
help • • help (sb) out • • support • |informal lend (sb) a hand • |formal aid • |formal, spoken be of service •
assist/help/help out/lend a hand with sth
assist/help/support/aid sb in sth
assist/help/aid sb in doing sth/to do sth
2. I, T (formal)
•ways to assist the decision-making process
help • • ease • |formal facilitate • • aid •
assist/help/aid in (doing) sth
assist/help/ease/facilitate/aid the process
assist/ease/facilitate the flow/transition/transfer/passage/introduction of sth
Assist, facilitate or aid? Assist and facilitate have a wider range of collocates than aid, including many nouns that describe a process. Both words are usually used to describe making helpful processes easier; aid can also be used to talk about unhelpful processes
•Aided by strong winds, the fire quickly spread.

Example Bank:
•She offered to assist with the marketing of the product.
•She was ably assisted by a team of volunteers.
•We have been greatly assisted by individuals and organizations.
•measures designed to assist people with disabilities
•Day hospitals have sprung up to assist the process of rehabilitation.
•These activities will assist the decision-making process.
•This is a programme to assist adults in returning to the labour market.
•Two approaches might assist in tackling the problem.
•Two men are assisting the police with their enquiries.
•Volcanic eruptions like this probably assisted the development of life on this planet.
•We are looking for people who would be willing to assist in the group's work.
•We'll do all we can to assist you.

noun
an action in ↑hockey, ↑baseball, etc. in which a player helps another player on the same team to score a goal or point
• He had two goals and an assist in his first game of the season.

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French assister, from Latin assistere ‘take one's stand by’, from ad- ‘to, at’ + sistere ‘take one's stand’.