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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

assistente

Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-sis-tẽ-tʃi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Assistant/əˈsɪs.tənt/
nounadjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #450 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ela é a assistente pessoal do diretor."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who ranks below a senior person, whose job is to help them do their work.

    "She works as an administrative assistant to the chief executive officer."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Supporting or auxiliary in function; acting as a subordinate.

    "He was appointed as assistant professor in the department of linguistics."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French present participle of assister, meaning 'to stand by, aid, or help', originating from the Latin assistere. Over time, it evolved to designate a person who regularly assists a superior in their duties.

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