Definition of "assist" []

• To give help or support to, especially as a subordinate or supplement; aid: The clerk assisted the judge by looking up related precedents. Her breathing was assisted by a respirator. (verb-transitive)
• To give aid or support. See Synonyms at help. (verb-intransitive)
• To be present, as at a conference. (verb-intransitive)
• An act of giving aid; help. (noun)
• Sports A fielding and throwing of a baseball in such a way that enables a teammate to put out a runner. (noun)

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• "To have his goal scored on my assist is a great thing for us."
• "A good way to assist is to bring entrepreneurial and business skills to them."
• "The No. 1 plague on America's box scores is what I call assist inflation -- the awarding of assists that are not assists according to the very extensive language in the NCAA Statistician's Manual."