assistant
/əˈsɪstənt/noun
उच्चारण असिस्टन्ट
सहायक
Core word
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a person who helps or supports somebody, usually in their job
सहायक
- Assistant Section Officer
- The assistant handed the director the signed letter.
- The shop assistant helped me find the right size.
+ 3 more examples
- She works as a personal assistant to the director.
- The professor asked his assistant to prepare the slides.
- An assistant coach joined the team this season.
Synonyms helper aide deputy associate subordinate
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
assistant to + person
Use to after assistant to name the person you help.
जिस व्यक्ति की आप सहायता करते हैं, उसका नाम बताने के लिए 'assistant' के बाद 'to' आता है।
- She is the assistant to the managing director.
assistant + job title
Assistant can come before a title to show a junior or helping post.
'Assistant' किसी पद के नाम से पहले आकर सहायक या कनिष्ठ पद दर्शाता है।
- He works as an assistant manager at a bank.
- The assistant professor took the class.
assistant (adjective use) and shop assistant
As a modifier, assistant describes the lower of two posts. In British English a shop assistant is a person who serves customers in a shop.
Modifier के रूप में 'assistant' दो पदों में से नीचे वाले पद को बताता है। British English में 'shop assistant' दुकान में ग्राहकों को सामान दिखाने वाला कर्मचारी है।
- The shop assistant showed us three shirts.
assistant vs assistance
Assistant is a person (countable); assistance is help (uncountable).
'Assistant' व्यक्ति है (countable) और 'assistance' सहायता है (uncountable)।
- I need an assistant. I need your assistance.
assistant (a program or device)
In technology, an assistant is also a program that does tasks for you by voice or text, such as a digital or voice assistant. The word is still countable.
तकनीक में 'assistant' वह programme भी है जो आपके लिए आवाज़ या text से काम करे, जैसे digital या voice assistant। शब्द फिर भी countable है।
- A voice assistant set the alarm for six o'clock.
+Collocations 4
adjective + assistant
personalteachingresearchmedicallegalvoice
- She works as a research assistant at a university.
assistant + noun
managerdirectoreditorprofessorteachercoach
- The assistant coach trained the new bowlers.
verb + assistant
hireappointneedtrainwork as
- The school appointed a new laboratory assistant.
assistant + to + person
to the managerto the directorto the minister
- He is a personal assistant to the minister.
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- Radhika started her career as a sales assistant.
राधिका ने अपना करियर sales assistant के रूप में शुरू किया।
- The assistant brought the files to the officer's desk.
सहायक फ़ाइलें अधिकारी की मेज़ पर ले आया।
- My voice assistant reminds me to study every evening.
मेरा voice assistant मुझे हर शाम पढ़ाई की याद दिलाता है।
- The assistant commissioner inspected the site.
सहायक आयुक्त ने उस स्थल का निरीक्षण किया।
- A good assistant makes the manager's work easier.
अच्छा सहायक प्रबंधक का काम आसान कर देता है।
- The assistant teacher read the notice aloud.
सहायक शिक्षक ने सूचना ज़ोर से पढ़ी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Thank you for your assistant in this matter.
✓ Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Assistance means help; assistant means a helper.
'Assistance' का अर्थ सहायता है, 'assistant' का अर्थ सहायक व्यक्ति।
✗ He is an assistant of the principal.
✓ He is an assistant to the principal.
Assistant takes the preposition to.
'Assistant' के बाद preposition 'to' आता है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
helper aide deputy associate subordinate
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Exam GK: SSC CGL posts include Assistant Section Officer (ASO) and Assistant Audit Officer; spelling assistant and assistance both end in -ant or -ance (not -ent).
परीक्षा GK में SSC CGL पदों में Assistant Section Officer (ASO) और Assistant Audit Officer शामिल हैं; spelling में assistant और assistance का अंत -ant या -ance है (-ent नहीं)।