{
    "term": "assist",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "assist",
            "heSheIt": "assists"
        },
        "pastSimple": "assisted",
        "pastParticiple": "assisted",
        "ingForm": "assisting"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to help somebody to do something",
            "sensetop": "assist in/with somethingassist somebodyassist somebody in doing somethingassist somebody in/with somethingassist somebody to do something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Anyone willing to assist can contact this number."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He assisted in the development of the business strategy.",
                    "contextForm": "assist in/with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are looking for people who would be willing to assist in the group's work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We'll do all we can to assist you.",
                    "contextForm": "assist somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They will be **ably assisted** by our remarkable staff."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The play was directed by Mike Johnson, assisted by Sharon Gale."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His task is to advise and assist his colleagues."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We will assist you in finding somewhere to live.",
                    "contextForm": "assist somebody in doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Two men **are assisting the police with their enquiries** *(= are being questioned by the police)*.",
                    "contextForm": "assist somebody in/with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The driver has been assisting police with their investigation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a course to assist adults to return to the labour market",
                    "contextForm": "assist somebody to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She offered to assist with the marketing of the product."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was ably assisted by a team of volunteers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have been greatly assisted by individuals and organizations."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Social issues"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["greatly", "materially", "ably"],
                "verb + assist": ["be designed to"],
                "preposition": ["in", "with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to help something to happen more easily",
            "sensetop": "assist something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "activities that will assist the decision-making process"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Volcanic eruptions like this probably assisted the development of life on this planet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Day hospitals have sprung up to assist the process of rehabilitation."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈsɪst/",
                "audio": "as/assist/assist__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈsɪsts/",
                "audio": "as/assist/assists__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈsɪstɪd/",
                "audio": "as/assist/assisted__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈsɪstɪŋ/",
                "audio": "as/assist/assisting__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈsɪst/",
                "audio": "as/assist/assist__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈsɪsts/",
                "audio": "as/assist/assists__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈsɪstɪd/",
                "audio": "as/assist/assisted__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈsɪstɪŋ/",
                "audio": "as/assist/assisting__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French assister, from Latin assistere ‘take one's stand by’, from ad- ‘to, at’ + sistere ‘take one's stand’."
}