assistance (어**시**스턴스) — the action of helping or supporting someone
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the action of helping or supporting someone
Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈsɪstəns/
Korean meaning: 도움, 지원, 원조
Korean pronunciation: 어**시**스턴스
Example Sentences
- The GPS assistance was useless when it directed me to drive into a lake.
- Students can receive assistance with their homework at the library.
- Emergency assistance arrived within minutes of the accident.
assistance
NOUN//əˈsɪstəns//
the action of helping or supporting someone
💡 Concept
A passerby offers assistance to an elderly woman whose grocery bag just split open.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/əˈsɪstəns/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈsɪstəns/
🌳Etymology
Rootassist
Suffix--ance
Origin
라틴어 'assistere'에서 유래되었습니다. 'ad(~에게)' + 'sistere(서다)'가 합쳐져 '곁에 서서 돕는다'는 의미가 되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
resistancepersistenceexistence
resistance
persistence
existence
🔗Collocations
financial assistance
medical assistance
provide assistance
request assistance
assistance program
technical assistance
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The GPS assistance was useless when it directed me to drive into a lake.”
“Students can receive assistance with their homework at the library.”
“Emergency assistance arrived within minutes of the accident.”
😄 Fun example
“My cat offers assistance by sitting on my keyboard whenever I try to work.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
helpaidsupportbackingcooperation
Antonyms
hindranceobstructionimpediment
Related
assistassistanthelpfulsupportive
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