English Online Dictionary. What means assistance? What does assistance mean?
English
Alternative forms
- assistaunce
Etymology
From Middle English assistance, from Middle French assistance, from Medieval Latin assistentia, from Latin assistō (“I stand at”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /əˈsɪs.təns/
Noun
assistance (usually uncountable, plural assistances)
- Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.
Derived terms
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin assistentia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.sis.tɑ̃s/
Noun
assistance f (plural assistances)
- assistance
- audience
Derived terms
- assistance publique
- porter assistance
Related terms
- assistant
Further reading
- “assistance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.