Meanings
plural assistances · alternative obsolete assistaunce
- uncountableusuallyAid; help; the act or result of assisting.
He asked for technical assistance with the computer.
4 more examples
Financial assistance is available for low-income families.
She could not have finished the project without his assistance.
The program provides legal assistance to immigrants.
Ellis (1977) suggested that the oldest and best-selling self-help text was the Bible, a document developed without the assistance of mental health professionals.
2015, Gerald M. Rosen, Russell E. Glasgow, Timothy E. Moore, Manuel Barrera Jr., “9. Self-Help Therapy: Recent Developments in the Science and Business of Giving Psychology Away”, in Scott O. Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, Jeffrey M. Lohr, editors, Science and Pseudoscience in Clinical Psychology, second edition, New York: The Guilford Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 245
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
nouna person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
noungift of money or other material help to support a person or cause
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinassistō“to stand at”
- Medieval Latinassistentia
- Middle Frenchassistance
- Middle Englishassistance
- Englishassistance
From Middle English assistance, from Middle French assistance, from Medieval Latin assistentia, from Latin assistō (“to stand at”). By surface analysis, assist + -ance.
More words from Middle English, Middle French, Medieval Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans hulp
- hulpaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Arabic مُسَاعَدَة, إِمْدَاد
- مُسَاعَدَة (musāʕada)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
- إِمْدَاد (ʔimdād)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
Bengali সাহায্য, মদদ
- সাহায্য (śahajjo)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
- মদদ (modod)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
Bulgarian по́мощ, съде́йствие
- по́мощ (pómošt)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
- съде́йствие (sădéjstvie)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
Catalan assistència
- assistènciaaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Chinese Mandarin 援助, 幫助 /帮助
- 援助 (yuánzhù)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
- 幫助 /帮助 (bāngzhù)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
Czech asistence, pomoc
- asistenceaid; help; the act or result of assisting
- pomocaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Danish hjælp
- hjælpaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Dutch hulp, assistentie
- hulpaid; help; the act or result of assisting
- assistentieaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Estonian abi
- abiaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Finnish apu, avustaminen
- apuaid; help; the act or result of assisting
- avustaminenaid; help; the act or result of assisting
French assistance
- assistanceaid; help; the act or result of assisting
German Hilfe
- Hilfeaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Greek βοήθεια
- βοήθεια (voḯtheia)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
Hebrew עֶזְרָה
- עֶזְרָה (ʿezrá)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
Hindi मदद, सहायता
- मदद (madad)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
- सहायता (sahāytā)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
- इमदाद (imdād)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
Hungarian segítség
- segítségaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Icelandic aðstoð, hjálp
- aðstoðaid; help; the act or result of assisting
- hjálpaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Irish cabhair, cuidiú
- cabhairaid; help; the act or result of assisting
- cuidiúaid; help; the act or result of assisting
- cúnamhaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Italian assistenza
- assistenzaaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Japanese 援助, 助け
- 援助 (enjo)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
- 助け (tasuke)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
- 手助け (tedasuke)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
- 手伝い (tetsudai)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
Korean 도움, 원조
- 도움 (doum)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
- 원조 (wonjo)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
- 지원 (jiwon)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
Latin adiumentum
- adiumentumaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Latvian palīdzlība
- palīdzlībaaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Lithuanian pagalba
- pagalbaaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Norwegian Bokmål hjelp
- hjelpaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Polish pomoc
- pomocaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Portuguese assistência
- assistênciaaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Romanian asistență, ajutor
- asistențăaid; help; the act or result of assisting
- ajutoraid; help; the act or result of assisting
Russian по́мощь, соде́йствие
- по́мощь (pómoščʹ)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
- соде́йствие (sodéjstvije)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
- подде́ржка (poddéržka)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
Slovak pomoc
- pomocaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Spanish asistencia
- asistenciaaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Swahili usaidizi
- usaidiziaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Swedish hjälp
- hjälpaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Thai ความช่วยเหลือ
- ความช่วยเหลือ (kwaam-chûai-lʉ̌ʉa)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
Turkish yardım, medet
- yardımaid; help; the act or result of assisting
- medetaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Ukrainian допомо́га, по́міч
- допомо́га (dopomóha)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
- по́міч (pómič)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
Urdu مَدَد, اِمْداد
- مَدَد (madad)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
- اِمْداد (imdād)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
- کُمَک (kumak)aid; help; the act or result of assisting
Vietnamese sự giúp đỡ
- sự giúp đỡaid; help; the act or result of assisting
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with assistance
Cite this entry
assistance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assistance
“assistance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assistance. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “assistance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assistance.
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