Assistant Meaning
/əˈsɪstənt/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving a subordinate or auxiliary position.
adjHelping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.
Sentence Examples
His official title at the company is Assistant to the President.
Mr White called his assistant over and said the following:
My assistant will now demonstrate the machine in action.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The busy CEO hired a new personal ____ to help manage her hectic schedule.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He works as a personal ____ to the CEO of a very large tech company.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Italic *sistō Latin sistō Latin assistōbor. Middle French assister Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -ant Middle French -ant Middle French assistantbor. Middle English assistent English assistant From Middle English assistent, from Middle French assistant, from assister. By surface analysis, assist + -ant.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Genius and learning […] are mutually and greatly assistant to each other."
— 1790, James Beattie, Elements of Moral Science:
"The person principally assistant on this occasion, indeed the only one who did any service, or seemed likely to do any, was the landlady […]"
— 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:
"a woman of great authority, having first yeelded an accompt unto her Citizens, and shewed good reasons why she was resolved to end her life, earnestly entreated Pompey to be an assistant at her death, that so it might be esteemed more honourable[…]."
— 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 3, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The busy CEO hired a new personal ____ to help manage her hectic schedule.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He works as a personal ____ to the CEO of a very large tech company.