assistance
US: /əˈsɪstəns/
UK: /ɐsˈɪstəns/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
assistance /ə'sistəns/- danh từ
- sự giúp đỡ
- to render (give) assistance to somebody: giúp đỡ ai
- sự giúp đỡ
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun[U] ~ (with sth)
~ (in doing sth / to do sth) (formal) help or support: technical / economic / military assistance + financial assistance for people on low incomes + Can I be of any assistance? + Despite his cries, no one came to his assistance. + She offered me practical assistance with my research. + The company provides advice and assistance in finding work. + He can walk only with the assistance of crutches.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
help, aid, support, succour, backing, reinforcement, relief, benefit:
Can you get up without my assistance? The scholarship fund offered financial assistance.
Collocation
ADJ.
considerable, great, real, substantial | limited | invaluable, valuable | practical | special | direct, emergency, immediate
People in the flooded areas are in need of direct assistance.
| mutual
The treaty pledged mutual assistance in the event of an attack on either country.
| expert, professional | external, outside | foreign, international | government, national
They argued the case for extra government assistance for the poorest regions.
| public, social, welfare
the stigma attached to receiving social assistance
| personal
disabled people who need personal assistance to enable them to live in their own homes
| humanitarian | economic, financial, legal, material, medical, military, technical
VERB + ASSISTANCE
give sb, offer (sb), provide, render
We provide assistance if your car breaks down.
| get, receive
Did you receive any assistance from the authorities?
| pledge, promise (sb)
The World Bank promised assistance to the value of $5 million.
| be in need of, need, require | expect | ask for, call for, seek
I advise you to seek assistance from the police.
| turn to sb for
She had no one to turn to for assistance.
| be of, come to sb's
Do let us know if we can be of any assistance to you. A sympathetic neighbour came to his assistance.
| welcome
PREP.
with/without ~
The work was completed with the assistance of local carpenters.
| ~ for
humanitarian assistance for refugees
| ~ from
assistance from friends and family
| ~ in
assistance in finding suitable accommodation
| ~ with
assistance with rent for people on a low income
Concise dictionary
-tənsnoun
+the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
+a resource
