# assistance

Pronunciation: say "uh-SIS-tuhns" /əˈsɪs.təns/

## Noun

1. Help or support given to someone, or the act and result of helping them.
   - Simple: Help or support given to someone who needs it.
   - _The charity provides financial assistance to families after natural disasters._
   - _Without prompt medical assistance, his condition would have worsened overnight._

## Origin

This word came through Middle English and Middle French from Medieval Latin "assistentia," which goes back to the Latin verb "assistō," meaning "I stand at."

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