C2 noun Neutral

assistance

/əˈsɪs.təns/

Assistance refers to the action of helping someone or providing support to achieve a specific result. It is frequently used in formal contexts to describe professional, technical, or financial aid given to individuals or organizations.

Beispiele

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1

Do you need any assistance with those heavy grocery bags?

Do you need any help with those heavy grocery bags?

2

The humanitarian organization provided immediate assistance to the refugees.

The humanitarian group provided immediate aid to the refugees.

3

Give me a bit of assistance with this puzzle, will you?

Give me a hand with this puzzle, okay?

Wortfamilie

Nomen
assistance
Verb
assist
Adjektiv
assistive
Verwandt
assistant
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Merkhilfe

Think of a 'SISTer' reaching out to give you a hand—asSISTance.

Schnelles Quiz

The government offered financial ___ to the small businesses affected by the flood.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: assistance

Beispiele

1

Do you need any assistance with those heavy grocery bags?

everyday

Do you need any help with those heavy grocery bags?

2

The humanitarian organization provided immediate assistance to the refugees.

formal

The humanitarian group provided immediate aid to the refugees.

3

Give me a bit of assistance with this puzzle, will you?

informal

Give me a hand with this puzzle, okay?

4

The study explores how technical assistance impacts developing economies.

academic

The research examines how specialized support affects growing economies.

5

Our customer service team is available 24/7 to offer technical assistance.

business

Our support team is available all day to offer technical help.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
assistance
Verb
assist
Adjektiv
assistive
Verwandt
assistant

Häufige Kollokationen

provide assistance to offer help
financial assistance monetary aid
technical assistance specialized support with technology
seek assistance to look for help
come to someone's assistance to arrive to help someone

Häufige Phrasen

be of assistance

to be helpful

mutual assistance

helping each other

public assistance

government welfare support

Wird oft verwechselt mit

assistance vs assistants

Assistants refers to the people who help, while assistance refers to the help itself.

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Nutzungshinweise

Assistance is significantly more formal than 'help' and is the preferred term in official documents, legal contexts, and professional correspondence. It is generally an uncountable noun.

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Häufige Fehler

Learners often try to pluralize it as 'assistances,' but it should remain singular in most contexts. They also confuse it with the person (assistant).

💡

Merkhilfe

Think of a 'SISTer' reaching out to give you a hand—asSISTance.

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Wortherkunft

From the Old French 'assistance', derived from the Latin 'assistere', meaning 'to stand by'.

Grammatikmuster

Uncountable noun Often followed by the preposition 'with' or 'to' Commonly used with verbs like 'provide', 'offer', and 'seek'
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Kultureller Kontext

In many Western social welfare systems, 'public assistance' specifically refers to government-funded financial aid for those in need.

Schnelles Quiz

The government offered financial ___ to the small businesses affected by the flood.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: assistance

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