Assistance Meaning
/əˈsɪs.təns/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAid; help; the act or result of assisting.
Sentence Examples
Without your assistance I would have failed.
May I make so bold as to request your assistance?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The organization provides financial ____ to families affected by the recent natural disaster.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She needed some ____ to finish the difficult task by the deadline.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English assistance, from Middle French assistance, from Medieval Latin assistentia, from Latin assistō (“to stand at”). By surface analysis, assist + -ance.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The organization provides financial ____ to families affected by the recent natural disaster.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She needed some ____ to finish the difficult task by the deadline.