assist
verb (used with object)
to give support or aid to; help.
assisted
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past participleof assist.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof assist.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
assistverb (used with object)to give support or aid to; help.
Example Sentences
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Thankfully, the same capacity for collaboration that assisted our species’ development throughout history could now avert this catastrophe.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Now, as Kodiak assisted autonomy operator, he can remotely honk the horn of an autonomous truck on the road, if needed, from the command center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
For each incident we also looked for statements on the IDF's website suggesting that the investigation had been concluded, using two different AI assisted web search engines.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
"Here in Palangkaraya City, we should be assisted not only in the form of rice or basic food supplies... there should be safe houses from haze."
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Then he assisted Henry Ford II with restructuring the Ford Foundation, of which he would later serve as president.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
