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noun 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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assistance
verbs
need assistance
• Phone this number if you need any assistance.
get/receive assistance
• She got no assistance from her family.
seek assistance
• If side-effects are severe, seek medical assistance.
give (somebody) assistance
• Our staff can give assistance with any problems that may arise.
offer assistance
• I would be grateful for any assistance you can offer.
provide assistance
• There is no doubt that the US will provide assistance.
pledge/promise assistance
• A group of donors led by the World Bank promised assistance to the value of US$508,000,000.
ask for/request assistance
• Police are at the scene and have requested assistance.
adjectives
financial assistance
• The company may also provide financial assistance.
economic assistance
• humanitarian aid and other forms of economic assistance
technical assistance
• Most of our time is spent providing technical assistance to companies.
legal/medical assistance
• It was difficult to get good legal assistance.
military assistance
• Beijing renewed its military assistance to North Korea.
phrases
be of assistance
(= help )
• ‘How can I be of assistance to you?’ she asked.
come to sb’s assistance
(= help someone )
• One of her fellow passengers came to her assistance.
turn to somebody for assistance
(= ask them to help )
• The elderly sometimes have no one to turn to for assistance.
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