Collocations for "assist"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "assist" in context.
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assist
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [had, got] [five] assists
- [had] [five] assists in the game
- [had] [five] assists that game
- has the most assists on the team
- got the most assists in the game
- scored [two goals] and provided [one] assist
- was [given, awarded] the assist
- [two] goals and [one] assist
- The assist came from the [defender, midfielder].
- assist him in his [endeavors, duties, challenges]
- assist her in [doing, making, identifying]
- assist her with [doing]
- assist her with [the project, a challenge, her work]
- assisted [police, authorities] with their enquiries
- has been asked to assist [in, with]
'assist' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
advise
- advocate
- aftermath
- agent
- assured
- attendant
- availability
- available
- booklet
- courtesy
- covenant
- create
- develop
- dispatch
- effect
- emphasize
- encourage
- establish
- mainly
- mentor
- midwife
- might
- offer
- personnel
- please
- pleased
- pledge
- poor
- realtor
- spring
- warden
- wounded