assistance
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nounADJECTIVE▪ considerable, great, real, substantial▪ limited▪ invaluable, valuable▪ practical▪ special▪ direct, emergency, immediate▪
People in the flooded areas are in need of direct assistance.
▪ mutual▪The treaty pledged mutual assistance in the event of an attack on either country.
▪ expert, professional▪ external, outside▪ foreign, international▪ federal, government▪They argued the case for extra government assistance for the poorest regions.
▪ public, social, welfare▪the stigma attached to receiving social assistance
▪ personal▪disabled people who need personal assistance to enable them to live in their own homes
▪ humanitarian▪ development▪ economic, financial, legal, material, medical, military, research, technicalVERB + ASSISTANCE▪ give sb, lend (sb), offer (sb), provide, render▪The government is willing to lend assistance to victims of the flooding.
▪We provide assistance if your car breaks down.
▪ get, obtain, receive▪Did you receive any assistance from the authorities?
▪ pledge, promise (sb)▪The World Bank promised assistance of $5 million.
▪ be in need of, need, require▪ expect▪ ask for, call for, request, seek▪I advise you to seek assistance from the police.
▪ turn to sb for▪She had no one to turn to for assistance.
▪ be of, come to sb's▪Do let us know if we can be of any assistance to you.
▪A sympathetic passer-by came to his assistance.
▪ welcome▪ acknowledgePREPOSITION▪ with assistance, without assistance▪The work was completed with the assistance of local carpenters.
▪ assistance for▪humanitarian assistance for refugees
▪ assistance from▪assistance from friends and family
▪ assistance in▪assistance in finding a place to stay
▪ assistance with▪assistance with rent for people on a low income
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assistance — [ asistɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1422; de assister I ♦ Personnes réunies. ⇒ assemblée, foule. L assistance était clairsemée (cf. fam. Il y avait quatre pelés et un tondu). Sa conférence a charmé l assistance. ⇒ auditoire, public. Il y eut des protestations… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Assistance — ist eine Dienstleistung, die Kunden von Versicherungen und anderer Unternehmen sofort und unmittelbar hilft. Der Grundgedanke der Assistance ist es, rund um die Uhr Notfallhilfe vor Ort zu organisieren bzw. zu erbringen. Unter… … Deutsch Wikipedia
assistance — ASSISTANCE. s. f. Présence. En ce sens il n est guère d usage qu en style de Pratique; soit en parlant de la présence d Un Juge, ou d un autre Officier de Justice dans quelque affaire du Palais; soit en parlant de la présence d un Curé, ou d un… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
assistance — Assistance. s. f. v. Presence. Il a honnoré cette ceremonie de son assistance. le Curé, les Prestres, le Juge, les Commissaires ont eu tant pour leur droit d assistance, pour leur assistance. Il signifie aussi, Aide, secours. Donner, prester… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
assistance — UK US /əˈsɪstəns/ noun [U] ► help, especially money or resources that are given to people, countries, etc. when they have experienced a difficult situation: need/seek assistance »The minister revealed that the banking industry needed assistance… … Financial and business terms
Assistance — As*sist ance, n. [Cf. F. assistance.] 1. The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support. [1913 Webster] Without the assistance of a mortal hand. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. An assistant or helper; a body of helpers. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
assistance — I noun accommodation, adiumentum, adjuvancy, advocacy, aid, auxilium, benefit, benevolence, championship, cooperation, furtherance, help, helpfulness, intercession, participation, reinforcement, subsidy, succor, support associated concepts: able… … Law dictionary
assistance — early 15c., act of helping or aiding, from M.Fr. assistance, from assister (see ASSIST (Cf. assist) (v.)) … Etymology dictionary
Assistance — (fr., spr. Assistangs), so v.w. Assistenz … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Assistance — (frz. assistangs), Assistenz, Beistand. Assistent, Gehilfe; assistiren, aushelfen, unterstützen; Assistenten heißen auch bei dem Sternkreuzorden in Oesterreich die zwei ersten Damen nach der Kaiserin … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
assistance — help, aid (see under HELP vb) Analogous words: service, advantage, profit, avail, *use: supporting, upholding, backing (see SUPPORT vb): subsidy, grant, subvention, *appropriation: cooperation, concurrence (see corresponding verbs at UNITE)… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
