Elementary SSAT vocabulary
assist
verb
To help someone do a task or solve a problem.
Closest meaning
help
Examples
- Maya will assist her classmate with the difficult math problem.
- I assist Dad by carrying groceries into our kitchen.
- The coach asked me to assist during soccer practice.
Try a practice question
Which is closest in meaning to “assist”?
- A.move seasonally
- B.puzzle
- C.help
- D.serious and sincere
Show the answer
C. help — assist means “To help someone do a task or solve a problem.”
Easy to mix up
Words close to assist in meaning or spelling.
- support
- cooperate
- encourage
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