assistir

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin assistere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

Pronunciation

Verb

assistir (first-person singular present assisteixo, first-person singular preterite assistí, past participle assistit)

  1. to attend

Conjugation

Further reading

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin assistere, present active infinitive of assistō.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

assistir

  1. to attend

Conjugation

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin assistere, with change of conjugation.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.sisˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [a.sisˈt͡ʃi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.sisˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.siʃˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [a.siʃˈt͡ʃi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.sisˈt͡ʃi(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.siʃˈtiɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.siʃˈti.ɾi/

  • (Nordestino) IPA(key): /a.siʃ.ˈti(χ)/
  • Hyphenation: as‧sis‧tir

Verb

assistir (first-person singular present assisto, first-person singular preterite assisti, past participle assistido)

  1. (transitive) to assist (to help, especially in a secondary role)
    Enfermeiras devem assistir o médico.Nurses must assist the doctor.
    Synonym: ajudar
  2. (transitive with a or with no preposition (proscribed)) to watch; to witness; to attend (to observe a broadcast, performance or event)
    Assistimos o filme até o final.We watched the film until the end.
    Nem gosto mais de assistir TV.I don’t even like to watch TV anymore.
    Os alunos assistiram às aulas de português.The students attended the Portuguese classes.
    Synonym: ver
    1. or also to assist (to help, especially in a secondary role)
      Os padres assistiram ao (or o) enfermo.The priests assisted the sick.
  3. (intransitive) with preposition en; to live; to reside
    Assistimos aqui em Guarulhos há tempo.We live here in Guarulhos for a long time.
  4. (intransitive) with clause subject; It's up to.
    Assiste-lhes cumprir as tarefas.It's up to you to complete the tasks.
    Synonym: caber

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