Assister à, vtr ind : to attend something.

The French word « assister » looks very similar to the English word “assist.”

The most common meaning of “assist” in English is “to help, to aid, or to support.”

In French, « assister » can mean to help, aid, or support, but more commonly « assister » is followed by « à », which means to attend something.

J’ai assisté à la conférence.
I attended (went to) the conference

Certains ont pu assister à la finale de la coupe du monde.
Some people were able to be present at the World Cup Final.