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assistance
- /əˈsɪs.təns/ UK
Rhymes with -ɪstəns
Where it comes from
From Middle English assistance, from Middle French assistance, from Medieval Latin assistentia, from Latin assistō (“to stand at”). By surface analysis, assist + -ance.
noun assistances · assistaunce
- Aid; help; the act or result of assisting. He asked for technical assistance with the computer.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: assist, aid, help, helping, assisting, aiding, aider, service, backing, auxiliary, succour, supporting, helpful, helper, supportive, contribute
Translations
Every language
noun aid; help; the act or result of assisting
| Español | asistencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 도움 doum, 원조 wonjo, 지원 jiwon |
| 日本語 | 援助 enjo, 助け tasuke, 手助け tedasuke, 手伝い tetsudai |
| 中文 | 援助 yuánzhù, 幫助 /帮助 bāngzhù |
| हिन्दी | मदद madad, सहायता sahāytā, इमदाद imdād |
| Kiswahili | usaidizi |
| Português | assistência |
| Français | assistance |
| Deutsch | Hilfe |
| Italiano | assistenza |
| Ελληνικά | βοήθεια voḯtheia |
| Română | asistență, ajutor |
| Русский | по́мощь pómoščʹ, соде́йствие sodéjstvije, подде́ржка poddéržka |
| Tiếng Việt | sự giúp đỡ |
| العربية | مُسَاعَدَة musāʕada, إِمْدَاد ʔimdād |
| עברית | עֶזְרָה ʿezrá |
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@misc{assistance_2026,
title = {assistance},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/assistance},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
