C2 noun Neutro

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.

Exemplos

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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?

Família de palavras

Substantivo
assistance
Verb
assist
Adjetivo
assistive
Relacionado
assistant
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Dica de memorização

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

Quiz rápido

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

Correto!

A resposta correta é: assistance

Exemplos

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.

Família de palavras

Substantivo
assistance
Verb
assist
Adjetivo
assistive
Relacionado
assistant

Colocações comuns

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

Frases Comuns

be of assistance

to be helpful

mutual assistance

helping each other

public assistance

government welfare support

Frequentemente confundido com

assistance vs assistants

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

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Notas de uso

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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Erros comuns

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

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Dica de memorização

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

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Origem da palavra

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

Padrões gramaticais

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

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

Quiz rápido

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

Correto!

A resposta correta é: assistance

Palavras relacionadas

to

A1

Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.

and

A1

A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.

a

A1

A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.

that

A1

This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.

I

A1

The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.

for

A1

Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.

not

A1

A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.

with

A1

A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.

he

A1

A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.

you

A1

Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.

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