assist
verb (used with object)
to give support or aid to; help.
had assisted
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past perfectof assist.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Chen said "many like-minded" countries had assisted Taiwan over the airspace closure.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Central Command said Tuesday that American forces had assisted Gulf partners in shipping more than 19 million barrels of crude through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
In his apology, Guildford admitted AI had assisted searches and provided incorrect evidence that helped inform the decision.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
We’d met the summer before on his first feature film, Dementia 13, where I had assisted the art director.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
I had assisted in enough washings to know what I was looking at.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
