assìstere

v.tr.

1 to assist, to support, to help, to aid, to favour: se la fortuna vi assiste, if fortune favours you; ti assisterò come posso, I’ll give you all the assistance I can

2 ( curare) to nurse, to tend, to look after, to cure: assistere gli ammalati, to nurse ( o to cure o to look after) the sick ¨ v.intr. to be present (at sthg.); to attend (sthg.); ( essere testimone) to witness (sthg.), to be a witness: assistere a una cerimonia, to be present at a ceremony; assistere a un incidente stradale, to witness a road accident; assistere a una lezione, to attend ( o to go to) a lesson; assistere a una partita di calcio, to watch a football match.