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assistance

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as·sis·tance  (-sstns)
n.
1. The act of assisting.
2. Aid; help: financial assistance.

assistance [əˈsɪstəns]
n
1. help; support
2. the act of assisting
3. (Social Welfare) Brit informal See national assistance
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.assistanceassistance - the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
self-help - the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else
facilitation - act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something
helping hand, hand - physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores"
recourse, refuge, resort - act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"
thanks - with the help of or owing to; "thanks to hard work it was a great success"
ministration, succor, succour, relief - assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims"
lift - the act of giving temporary assistance
service - an act of help or assistance; "he did them a service"
accommodation - the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
boost, encouragement - the act of giving hope or support to someone
comfort - assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal; "it gave comfort to the enemy"
support - aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support"
2.assistanceassistance - a resource; "visual aids in teaching"
resource - a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed; "the local library is a valuable resource"

assistance
Translations
assistance [əˈsɪstəns] Nayuda f, auxilio m
to be of assistance to; give assistance toayudar a, prestar ayuda a
can I be of any assistance?¿puedo ayudarle?, ¿le puedo servir en algo?
to come to sb's assistanceacudir en ayuda or auxilio de algn

assistance [əˈsɪstəns] naide f
assistance in doing sth → aide pour faire qch
can I be of assistance?, can I be of any assistance? → je peux vous aider?
to come to sb's assistance → venir en aide à qn

assistance
nHilfe f; to give assistance to somebody (= come to aid of)jdm Hilfe leisten; my secretary will give you every assistancemeine Sekretärin wird Ihnen in jeder Hinsicht behilflich sein; to come to somebody’s assistancejdm zu Hilfe kommen; to be of assistance to somebodyjdm helfen or behilflich sein; can I be of any assistance?kann ich irgendwie helfen or behilflich sein?

assistance [əˈsɪstns] naiuto, assistenza
can I be of any assistance? → posso esserle utile (in qualcosa)? (in shop) → desidera?
to come to sb's assistance → venire in aiuto a qn
assistance [əˈsɪstns] naiuto, assistenza
can I be of any assistance? → posso esserle utile (in qualcosa)? (in shop) → desidera?
to come to sb's assistance → venire in aiuto a qn

assistance مساعدة pomoc hjælp Hilfeleistung βοήθεια asistencia apu assistance pomoć assistenza 援助 도움 assistentie assistanse pomoc assistência помощь hjälp ความช่วยเหลือ yardım sự hỗ trợ 协助


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He wishes your assistance to conquer the Land of Oz.
if you will not help me against a Flea, how can I hope for your assistance against greater antagonists?
I believe you are right, my love; it will be better that there should by no annuity in the case; whatever I may give them occasionally will be of far greater assistance than a yearly allowance, because they would only enlarge their style of living if they felt sure of a larger income, and would not be sixpence the richer for it at the end of the year.
 
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