Dictionary entry

Assistance

Pronunciation: /əˈsɪst(ə)ns/

Pronunciation

/əˈsɪst(ə)ns/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) အကူအညီ။ အထောက်အပံ့။

Definition

assistance /ǝ'sÇstǝns/ n [U] ~ (for/ with sth); ~ (in doing sth/ to do sth) ( fml ) အကူအညီ။ အေထာက္အပံ့။ Please call if you require assistance. ❍ Can I be of (any) assistance, sir? ❍ Despite his cries no one came to his assistance. ❍ give/ offer sb financial assistance ❍ provide economic/ military/ technical assistance ❍ I needed considerable assistance in finding/ to find the information. ❍ some employers provide assistance with fees for child care.

Examples

  1. Financial/military assistance
  2. He’s been running the company with the assistance of his son.
  3. [be of assistance] : Can I be of assistance?
  4. [come to someone’s assistance] : I waited patiently hoping that someone would come to my assistance.