Meaning

1 senses
  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.

    Hilfe

    по́мощьpómoščʹ, соде́йствиеsodéjstvije, подде́ржкаpoddéržka

    допомо́гаdopomóha, по́мічpómič

More definitions
  • a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
  • the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
  • gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause

Examples

217 sentences
  1. I don't need your assistance anymore.

    Мені більше не потрібна твоя допомога.

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  2. Did you offer Tom any assistance?

    Ти запропонував Тому допомогу?

    ruТы предложил Тому помощь?

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  3. I can do this without assistance.

    Я можу це зробити без допомоги.

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  4. Thank you again for your kind assistance.

    Дякую ще раз за вашу люб'язну допомогу.

    deNochmals danke für Ihre freundliche Unterstützung.

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  5. They don't want assistance.

    Вони не хочуть допомоги.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
aid; help; the act or result of assisting:
Русский
By meaning 1
aid; help; the act or result of assisting:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
aid; help; the act or result of assisting:

Origin

From Middle English assistance, from Middle French assistance, from Medieval Latin assiste

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

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Forms

plural: assistances
Singularassistance

uncountable

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words

Collocations

5 patterns
  • need assistance
  • need my assistance
  • some assistance
  • require assistance
  • any assistance

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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