assist

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Giúp đỡ, hỗ trợ

BrE /əˈsɪst/ AmE /əˈsɪst/

verb en → vi

past assisted pp assisted ing assisting

1 HELP [transitive] B1

Giúp đỡ, hỗ trợ

to help someone to do something or to make their job easier

  • assist somebody in doing sth

Collocations assist a patient · assist someone with their homework

  • She assisted the doctor during the operation.

    Cô đã giúp đỡ bác sĩ trong ca phẫu thuật.

2 WORK [indef] B1

Làm việc như trợ lý

to work for someone or in a particular job, especially as an assistant

  • assist somebody

Collocations assist the manager · assist in a project

  • He assists the manager with marketing.

    Anh ấy làm trợ lý cho quản lý trong công việc tiếp thị.

3 LEGAL [transitive] C1

Giúp đỡ trong hành vi phạm pháp

to help someone to do something that is against the law, especially by giving them information or advice

  • assist somebody in doing sth

Collocations assist someone in committing a crime · assist someone to escape

  • He was charged with assisting the criminal.

    Anh ta bị truy tố vì đã giúp đỡ tên tội phạm.

4 SPORT [transitive] B2

Giúp đội hoặc cầu thủ ghi điểm

to help a team or player to win by scoring points, goals, etc.

  • assist somebody in doing sth

Collocations assist a goal · assist a player to score

  • He made an assist for the winning goal.

    Anh ấy đã giúp ghi bàn thắng quyết định.