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assisting

as·sist
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-sist]
    • /əˈsɪst/
    • /əˈsɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-sist]
    • /əˈsɪst/

Definitions of assisting word

  • verb with object assisting to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture. 1
  • verb with object assisting to be associated with as an assistant or helper. 1
  • verb without object assisting to give aid or help. 1
  • verb without object assisting to be present, as at a meeting or ceremony. 1
  • noun assisting Sports. Baseball. a play that helps to put out a batter or base runner. Basketball, Ice Hockey. a play that helps a teammate in gaining a goal. the official credit scored for such plays. 1
  • noun assisting a helpful act: She finished her homework without an assist from her father. 1
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Origin of assisting

First appearance:

before 1505
One of the 26% oldest English words
1505-15; < Latin assistere to stand by, help, equivalent to as- as- + sistere to (cause to) stand (si- reduplicative prefix + -ste- (variant of sta- stand) + -re infinitive suffix)

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Parts of speech for Assisting

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Assisting

assisting popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

assisting usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for assisting

adj assisting

  • ancillary — The ancillary workers in an institution are the people such as cleaners and cooks whose work supports the main work of the institution.
  • assistant — Assistant is used in front of titles or jobs to indicate a slightly lower rank. For example, an assistant director is one rank lower than a director in an organization.
  • auxiliary — An auxiliary is a person who is employed to assist other people in their work. Auxiliaries are often medical workers or members of the armed forces.
  • subsidiary — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.

adjective assisting

  • helping — the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
All 5 Synonyms of assisting

Antonyms for assisting

adj assisting

  • impeding — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
Just one Antonym for assisting

Top questions with assisting

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Related words

  • assistant

    Assistant is used in front of titles or jobs to indicate a slightly lower rank. For example, an assistant director is one rank lower than a director in an organization.

  • biceps

    Your biceps are the large muscles at the front of the upper part of your arms.

  • pectoralis

    either of two muscles on each side of the upper and anterior part of the thorax, the action of the larger (pectoralis major) assisting in drawing the shoulder forward and rotating the arm inward, and the action of the smaller (pectoralis minor) assisting in drawing the shoulder downward and forward.

  • ancillary

    The ancillary workers in an institution are the people such as cleaners and cooks whose work supports the main work of the institution.

  • assistance

    If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.

  • barn raising

    (in rural areas) a party, usually providing food, drink, etc., for the purpose of assisting a neighbor to put up a new barn.
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