Dictionary

assistance en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /əˈsɪs.təns/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English assistance, from Middle French assistance, from Medieval Latin assistentia, from Latin assistō (“to stand at”). By surface analysis, assist + -ance.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.
   • He asked for technical assistance with the computer.
   • Financial assistance is available for low-income families.
   • The program provides legal assistance to immigrants.
   • She could not have finished the project without his assistance.
   • Ellis (1977) suggested that the oldest and best-selling self-help text was the Bible, a document developed without the assistance of mental health professionals. 2015, Gerald M. Rosen, Russell E. Glasgow, Timothy E. Moore, Manuel Barrera Jr., “9. Self-Help Therapy: Recent Developments in the Science and Business of Giving Psychology Away”, in Scott O. Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, Jeffrey M. Lohr, editors, Science and Pseudoscience in Clinical Psychology, second edition, New York: The Guilford Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 245:

Forms

Deriveds

medication assisted treatment · assistance dog · teleassistance · assistance animal · anchimeric assistance · welfare assistance · public assistance · writ of assistance · coassistance · nonassistance

Translations (123)

de Hilfe (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · mr सहाय्य (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · uk по́міч (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · te సహాయము (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ru по́мощь (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · bn সাহায্য (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ht asistans (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ja 手伝い (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · es asistencia (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · uz еrdam (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ga cuidiú (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · dng бон (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · fa-ira اِمْداد (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · hi सहायता (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · cu помощь (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · tg имдод (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ja 手助け (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ota مساعده (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ba ярҙам (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · et abi (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · sv hjälp (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ar مُسَاعَدَة (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · tk kömek (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · kk жәрдем (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ga cabhair (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · km កិច្ចសង្គ្រោះ (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · is aðstoð (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · sk pomoc (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · hi इमदाद (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · fi avustaminen (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · lt pagalba (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · hu segítség (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · fa-ira مُساعِدَت (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ko 지원 (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ur کُمَک (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · mn тусламж (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · el βοήθεια (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ro asistență (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · fa-ira مُعاضَدَت (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · bg съде́йствие (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · sa उपकार (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · dng бонцу (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · nl hulp (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · fa-ira یاری (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · fa-ira دَسْتْیاری (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · jv ꦱꦿꦪ (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · bg по́мощ (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · tg ёрмандӣ (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ja 助け (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · tg мадад (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ja 援助 (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · uk допомо́га (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · tk ýardam (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ur اِمْداد (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · it assistenza (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · la adiumentum (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · nn hjelp (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · hi मदद (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · uz bermoq (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · tg кӯмак (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · fr assistance (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ko 도움 (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · sq ndihmë (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · af hulp (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ota امداد (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · rsk помоц (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · km ជំនួយ (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ota یاردم (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · az kömək (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · uz koʻmak (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · fa-ira کُمَک (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · pl pomoc (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ar إِمْدَاد (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · pt assistência (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · uz yordam (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ur مَدَد (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · fi apu (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · tg ёрӣ (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · cs pomoc (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · tt ярдәм (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · fa-ira مَدَد (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · nl assistentie (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · tr yardım (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ky жардам (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ca assistència (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · mk помош (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · gl asistencia (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ko 원조 (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · cs asistence (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · vi sự giúp đỡ (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · lv palīdzlība (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · pdt Help (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · tr medet (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · nb hjelp (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · crh yardım (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · da hjælp (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · az yardım (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ckb یارمەتی (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · hy աջակցություն (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ro ajutor (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ga cúnamh (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · sh по̏мо̄ћ (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · bn মদদ (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · mr मदत (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ru подде́ржка (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · he עֶזְרָה (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ka დახმარება (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · is hjálp (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · kk асар (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · koi отсӧт (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · txb ekito (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · cmn 援助 (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · sh pȍmōć (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · hy օգնություն (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · sw usaidizi (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · io sokurso (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · kk бөксер (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · sl pomọ̑č (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · be дапамо́га (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · ru соде́йствие (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · cmn 幫助 /帮助 (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · th ความช่วยเหลือ (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) · io helpo (aid; help; the act or result of assisting)