assist

Who acts: someone, pass, player, I, nurse, He · What happens: help, do, pass, get, take, assist · To what, where: someone, something, teammate score, assist, part, task

«assist» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: assist in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

To help someone do something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 help	mark
2	help	help	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 help	obj
4	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 help	xcomp
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 do	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 help	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	to-infinitive		someone					vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent someone=Beneficiary clause=Theme
2	do	infinitive	someone not said here	something					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Everyday, meaning 2

Usage: sport — kept apart, not parsed.

A pass that helps a teammate score; the player who passes gets an assist.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 pass	det
2	pass	pass	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 helps	nsubj
3	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 helps	nsubj
4	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 score	det
6	teammate	teammate	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 score	compound
7	score	score	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 helps	obj
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 gets	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 player	det
10	player	player	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 gets	nsubj
11	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 passes	nsubj
12	passes	pass	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 player	acl:relcl
13	gets	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 helps	conj
14	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 assist	det
15	assist	assist	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 gets	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	help	present	a pass	a teammate score	that nsubj	vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent score=Beneficiary
2	pass	present	the player			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	get	present	the player	a assist		vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer assist=Stimulus

Everyday, meaning 3

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

«Assist with» or «assist in» a task: take part in helping with it.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Assist	punct
2	Assist	assist	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 task	nsubj
3	with	with	ADP	_	4 »	case
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Assist	punct
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 assist	cc
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 assist	punct
7	assist	assist	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Assist	conj
8	in	in	ADP	_	7 assist	compound:prt
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 assist	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 task	det
11	task	task	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 take	punct
13	take	take	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	11 task	parataxis
14	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 take	obj
15	in	in	SCONJ	_	16 helping	mark
16	helping	help	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	13 take	advcl
17	with	with	ADP	_	18 it	case
18	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 helping	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 task	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	infinitive		part					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Theme
2	help	gerund						with part	vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with it=Theme

Example 1

Can I assist you with your bags?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 assist	aux
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 assist	nsubj
3	assist	assist	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 assist	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 bags	case
6	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 bags	nmod:poss
7	bags	bag	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 assist	obl
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 assist	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	assist	can	I		you			with your bags	vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary with bag=Theme

Example 2

The nurse assisted the doctor.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 nurse	det
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 assisted	nsubj
3	assisted	assist	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 doctor	det
5	doctor	doctor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 assisted	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 assisted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	assist	past	the nurse	the doctor					vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doctor=Beneficiary

Example 3

He scored one goal and made two assists.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 scored	nsubj
2	scored	score	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 goal	nummod
4	goal	goal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 scored	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 made	cc
6	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 scored	conj
7	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 assists	nummod
8	assists	assist	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 made	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 scored	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	score	past	He	one goal					vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Theme
2	make	past	He not said here	two assists					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset assist=Product

Example 4

The firefighters assisted the family out of the house.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 firefighters	det
2	firefighters	firefighter	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 assisted	nsubj
3	assisted	assist	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 family	det
5	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 assisted	obj
6	out	out	ADP	_	9 house	case
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 house	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 house	det
9	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 assisted	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 assisted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	assist	past	the firefighters	the family		the house			vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent family=Beneficiary

Example 5

Volunteers will assist with the school fair.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Volunteers	volunteer	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 assist	nsubj
2	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 assist	aux
3	assist	assist	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	7 fair	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 fair	det
6	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 fair	compound
7	fair	fair	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 assist	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 assist	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	assist	future	Volunteers					with the school fair	vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with fair=Theme

Example 6

Please assist anyone who needs help on the stairs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Please	please	INTJ	_	2 assist	discourse
2	assist	assist	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	anyone	anyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 assist	obj
4	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 needs	nsubj
5	needs	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 anyone	acl:relcl
6	help	help	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 needs	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 stairs	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 stairs	det
9	stairs	stair	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 needs	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 assist	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	assist	imperative	you not said here		anyone				vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Beneficiary
2	need	present		help		the stairs		who nsubj	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot help=Theme

Example 7

My sister assisted me in building the model.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 sister	nmod:poss
2	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 assisted	nsubj
3	assisted	assist	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 assisted	obj
5	in	in	SCONJ	_	6 building	mark
6	building	build	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 assisted	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 model	det
8	model	model	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 building	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 assisted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	assist	past	My sister		me				vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary
2	build	gerund	My sister not said here	the model					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset model=Product

Example 8

I will come to you, and assist you.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 come	nsubj
2	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 come	aux
3	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	5 you	case
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 come	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 assist	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 assist	cc
8	assist	assist	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 come	conj
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 assist	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 come	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	future	I		you				vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to you=Initial_Location
2	assist	infinitive	I not said here		you				vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary

Example 9

Ginsburg asserts that the system of vowel polluting was invented by a Rabbi Mocha in Palestine about a.d. 570, who designed it to assist his pupils. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

Sentence 1: Ginsburg asserts that the system of vowel polluting was invented by a Rabbi Mocha in Palestine about a.d.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ginsburg	Ginsburg	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 asserts	nsubj
2	asserts	assert	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	10 invented	mark
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 system	det
5	system	system	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 invented	nsubj:pass
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 polluting	case
7	vowel	vowel	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 polluting	compound
8	polluting	polluting	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 system	nmod
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 invented	aux:pass
10	invented	invent	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 asserts	ccomp
11	by	by	ADP	_	14 Mocha	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 Mocha	det
13	Rabbi	Rabbi	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 Mocha	compound
14	Mocha	Mocha	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 invented	obl
15	in	in	ADP	_	16 Palestine	case
16	Palestine	Palestine	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 Mocha	nmod
17	about	about	ADP	_	18 a.d	case
18	a.d	a.d	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 invented	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 asserts	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	assert	present	Ginsburg						vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	invent	past · passive	a Rabbi Mocha in Palestine	the system of vowel polluting				about a.d	vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Result

Sentence 2: 570, who designed it to assist his pupils.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	570	570	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 designed	punct
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 designed	nsubj
4	designed	design	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 570	conj
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 designed	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 assist	mark
7	assist	assist	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 designed	advcl
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 pupils	nmod:poss
9	pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 assist	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 570	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	design	past		system				who nsubj	vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Result
2	assist	to-infinitive			Ginsburg's pupils				vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pupil=Beneficiary

Sentence 3: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Westcott	punct
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1893	1893	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Westcott	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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📖 assist

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

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