1. assist - Noun
2. assist - Verb
To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress; to help; to aid; to succor.
To lend aid; to help.
To be present as a spectator; as, to assist at a public meeting.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThis book is not a history. Rather it is an attempt to establish analytical tools that will assist the understanding of history. Carroll Quigley
So it's a mistake for someone to think that they bailed New York out. They did assist us, for which we are grateful, but it's a mistake to say we bailed New York out by giving them a grant of money to help those poor people who throw it away on welfare. David Dinkins
If man do not find in himself the required (or wished, or wanted, - "voulue", Fr.) force to accomplish his moral aspirations, he can try to purt himself in the conditions suitable to assist (or promote, or further, -"favoriser", Fr.) his self-control. African Spir
Rather than tell a lie to help a friend, it is better to assist him in paying the fine for his offense. Nigerian Proverb
Fortune and the arts assist each other. Latin Proverb
The gods assist the industrious. Latin Proverb