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as·sist  (-sst)
v. as·sist·ed, as·sist·ing, as·sists
v.tr.
To give help or support to, especially as a subordinate or supplement; aid: The clerk assisted the judge by looking up related precedents. Her breathing was assisted by a respirator.
v.intr.
1. To give aid or support. See Synonyms at help.
2. To be present, as at a conference.
n.
1. An act of giving aid; help.
2. Sports
a. A fielding and throwing of a baseball in such a way that enables a teammate to put out a runner.
b. A pass, as in basketball or ice hockey, that enables the receiver to score a goal.
c. Official credit that is given for such a pass.
3. A mechanical device providing aid.

[Middle English assisten, from Old French assister, from Latin assistere : ad-, ad- + sistere, to stand; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

as·sister n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.assisted - having help; often used as a combining form
unassisted - lacking help
Translations
assisted [əˈsɪstɪd] ADJ assisted passagepasaje m subvencionado
assisted place (Brit) (Scol) plaza de un colegio privado, subvencionada por el gobierno y destinada a alumnos seleccionados que no pueden sufragar las cuotas del mismo
assisted suicidesuicidio m asistido
assisted:
assisted living
n (US) → betreutes Wohnen
assisted place
n (Brit Sch) staatlich finanzierter Platz in einer Privatschule, der für einen Schüler aus bescheidenen Verhältnissen reserviert ist
assisted suicide


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The causes of the difficulties in seizing the kingdom of the Turk are that the usurper cannot be called in by the princes of the kingdom, nor can he hope to be assisted in his designs by the revolt of those whom the lord has around him.
Look at the sailor, called the mincer, who now comes along, and assisted by two allies, heavily backs the grandissimus, as the mariners call it, and with bowed shoulders, staggers off with it as if he were a grenadier carrying a dead comrade from the field.
With those words the passenger opened the coach-door and got in; not at all assisted by his fellow-passengers, who had expeditiously secreted their watches and purses in their boots, and were now making a general pretence of being asleep.
 
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