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assisted

/əˈsɪstɪd/

assisted is the simple past and past participle of assist.

Meaning of assist

Verb

assist (third-person singular simple present assists, present participle assisting, simple past and past participle assisted)

  1. To help.
    • This book will assist you in getting your life in order.
  2. To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.
  3. To help compensate for what is missing with the help of a medical technique or therapy.
  4. (archaic) To stand (at a place) or to (an opinion).
    • A great part of the nobility assisted to his opinion.
  5. (archaic) To be present (at an event, occasion etc.).
    • I assisted with pleasure at the representation of several tragedies and comedies.1789, Edward Gibbon, Memoirs of My Life, Penguin, published 1990, page 138

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Questions about assisted

What is assisted the simple past and past participle of?
Assisted is the simple past and past participle of assist.
How do you pronounce assisted?
Assisted is pronounced /əˈsɪstɪd/.

Words near assisted in the dictionary

  1. assistantships
  2. assistaunce
  3. assistaunces
  4. assistaunt
  5. assistaunts
  6. assisted
  7. assisted dying
  8. assisted living
  9. assisted reproductive technologies
  10. assisted reproductive technology
  11. assisted suicide

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