Meaning

2 senses
  1. (attributive, not comparable)Having a subordinate or auxiliary position.

    an assistant surgeon

    helfend, hilfreich

    вспомога́тельныйvspomogátelʹnyj

  2. (attributive, not comparable)Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.

More definitions
  • of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another

Examples

374 sentences
  1. I am looking for an assistant.

    Я шукаю асистента. — deniko

    ruЯ ищу ассистента. — nina99nv

    deIch suche einen Assistenten. — samueldora

  2. Tom said Mary was his assistant.

    Том сказав, що Мері — його асистентка. — deniko

    ruТом сказал, что Мэри - его помощница. — marafon

  3. I'm looking for a new assistant.

    Я шукаю нового асистента. — deniko

    ruЯ ищу нового помощника. — odexed

  4. Maybe I need a new assistant.

    Може бути, мені потрібний новий асистент. — deniko

    ruВозможно, мне нужен новый ассистент. — odexed

    deEventuell brauche ich einen neuen Assistenten. — dinkel_girl

  5. I think I need an assistant.

    Гадаю, мені потрібен асистент. — miketheknight

    ruДумаю, мне нужен помощник. — marafon

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
having a subordinate or auxiliary position:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
having a subordinate or auxiliary position:

Origin

From Middle English assistent, from Middle French assistant, from assister. By surface ana

From Middle English assistent, from Middle French assistant, from assister. By surface analysis, assist + -ant.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another:adjunct

Word family

1 related words
Relatedassist

Collocations

6 patterns
  • an an assistant
  • dental assistant
  • a dental assistant
  • new assistant
  • is my assistant
  • assistant manager

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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