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assist
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assist (someone) at something
to serve as a helper or assistant in some procedure. (This usually refers to a surgical procedure.) Will you assist at surgery this morning? I would be happy to assist you at the procedure.

assist someone in something

to help a particular person working on a task. Please assist Greg in the committee's assignment. We assisted him in the whole procedure.

assist someone with someone or something

to help someone manage someone or something, especially with lifting or physical management. Assist me with Jane, won't you? Will you assist me with this heavy box? Sally assisted herself with the math problem. She did it on her own.

assist in something

to help with something. May I assist in this? Please assist in this task.


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Use this as a memory assister and supplementary guide: whether you're a student taking Cisco's Networking Academy Program or an engineer using the system, it's a fine command reference.
Les delegues de commerce et les invites ont pu assister a une representation donnee par des danseurs autochtones traditionnels et a une representation [much less than] theatre en rond [much greater than] racontant l'histoire de letablissement a Sault Ste.
Perhaps linked to their gender roles as nurturers and mothers, the women spoke frequently of their clinical roles as enablers and assisters, fostering independence and individual growth.
 
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