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adjective + asset : important, key, prize, valuable; natural
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noun + assets : liquid, property, state
adjective + assets : financial, fixed, net, total; risky
verb + assets : acquire, buy, sell, transfer; freeze, seize; manage, protect SYNONYMS asset NOUN 1
benefit: I'm a great believer in the benefits of this form of therapy.
advantage: A good crowd will be a definite advantage to the team.
blessing: Rivers are a blessing for an agricultural country.
a sset-stripping N‑UNCOUNT If a person or company is involved in asset-stripping , they buy companies cheaply, sell off their assets to make a profit, and then close the companies down. [BUSINESS , DISAPPROVAL ]
ass|hole /æ shoʊl/ (assholes ) N‑COUNT If one person calls another person an asshole , they think that person is extremely stupid or has behaved in a stupid way. [AM , RUDE , DISAPPROVAL ] in BRIT, use arsehole
as|sidu|ous /əs I dʒuəs/ ADJ Someone who is assiduous works hard or does things very thoroughly. □ Podulski had been assiduous in learning his adopted language.
as|sign /əsa I n/ (assigns , assigning , assigned )
1 VERB If you assign a piece of work to someone, you give them the work to do. □ [V n + to ] When I taught, I would assign a topic to children which they would write about. □ [V n n] Later in the year, she'll assign them research papers. □ [V n] When teachers assign homework, students usually feel an obligation to do it. [Also V n to-inf]
2 VERB If you assign something to someone, you say that it is for their use. □ [V n + to ] The selling broker is then required to assign a portion of the commission to the buyer broker. □ [V n n] He assigned her all his land in Ireland.
3 VERB [usu passive] If someone is assigned to a particular place, group, or person, they are sent there, usually in order to work at that place or for that person. □ [be V -ed + to ] I was assigned to Troop A of the 10th Cavalry. □ [be V -ed adv] Did you choose Russia or were you simply assigned there? □ [be V -ed n] Each of us was assigned a minder, someone who looked after us.
4 VERB If you assign a particular function or value to someone or something, you say they have it. □ [V n + to ] Under Mr. Harel's system, each business must assign a value to each job. □ [V n n] Assign the letters of the alphabet their numerical values–A equals 1, B equals 2, etc.
as|sig|na|tion /æ s I gne I ʃ ə n/ (assignations ) N‑COUNT An assignation is a secret meeting with someone, especially with a lover. [FORMAL ] □ [+ with ] She had an assignation with her boyfriend.
as|sign|ment /əsa I nmənt/ (assignments )
1 N‑COUNT An assignment is a task or piece of work that you are given to do, especially as part of your job or studies. □ The assessment for the course involves written assignments and practical tests.
2 N‑UNCOUNT You can refer to someone being given a particular task or job as their assignment to the task or job. □ [+ to ] The Australian division was scheduled for assignment to Greece.
as|simi|late /əs I m I le I t/ (assimilates , assimilating , assimilated )
1 VERB When people such as immigrants assimilate into a community or when that community assimilates them, they become an accepted part of it. □ [V ] There is every sign that new Asian-Americans are just as willing to assimilate. □ [V + into/with ] His family tried to assimilate into the white and Hispanic communities. □ [V pron-refl] The Vietnamese are trying to assimilate themselves and become Americans. [Also V n, V n into n] ● as|simi|la|tion /əs I m I le I ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] They promote social integration and assimilation of minority ethnic groups into the culture.
2 VERB If you assimilate new ideas, techniques, or information, you learn them or adopt them. □ [V n] I was speechless, still trying to assimilate the enormity of what he'd told me. ● as|simi|la|tion N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] This technique brings life to instruction and eases assimilation of knowledge.
as|sist ◆◇◇ /əs I st/ (assists , assisting , assisted )
1 VERB If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them. □ [V n + with ] The family decided to assist me with my chores. □ [be V -ed] Dr Amid was assisted by a young Asian nurse.
2 VERB If you assist someone, you give them information, advice, or money. □ [V n + in ] The public is urgently requested to assist police in tracing this man. □ [V + with ] Foreign Office officials assisted with transport and finance problems. □ [V n] The Authority will provide a welfare worker to assist you. [Also V n to-inf]
3 VERB If something assists in doing a task, it makes the task easier to do. □ [V + in/with ] …a chemical that assists in the manufacture of proteins. □ [V n + in/with ] Here are some good sources of information to assist you in making the best selection. [Also V n to-inf] SYNONYMS assist VERB 1