assister

English

Etymology

From assist +‎ -er.

Noun

assister (plural assisters)

  1. One who assists; an assistant or helper.
  2. (sports) Someone who provides an assist to a goal

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin assistō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.sis.te/
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Verb

assister

  1. (transitive) to assist, to aid
  2. (intransitive) to attend, to be present [with à]
    Nous assistons au match.We're attending the match.
  3. (intransitive) to witness, to observe [with à]

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Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin assistō.

Verb

assister

  1. to be present
    • 1568, Les actes de la conference tenue a Paris ... 1566 entre deux Docteurs de Sorbonne et deux ministres de Calvin page 556
      Et davantage, il y a une difference entre assister aux prieres, & de participer à icelles
      And moreover, there is a difference between being present at prayers, and participating in them

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

assister

  1. imperative of assistere

Swedish

Noun

assister

  1. indefinite plural of assist