assistir

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin assistere, present active infinitive of assistō.

Pronunciation

Verb

assistir (first-person singular present assisteixo, 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)/

  • (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.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “assistir” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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