Assist Assisted əˈsɪst People Work Assisting Verb Bre

• anyone willing to assist can contact this number.
• we are looking for people who would be willing to assist in the group's work.
• we'll do all we can to assist you.
• the play was directed by mike johnson, assisted by sharon gale.

assist

1. to help somebody to do something
• Anyone willing to assist can contact this number.
• We are looking for people who would be willing to assist in the group's work.
• We'll do all we can to assist you.
• The play was directed by Mike Johnson, assisted by Sharon Gale.
• We will assist you in finding somewhere to live.
• Two men are assisting the police with their enquiries (= are being questioned by the police).
• a course to assist adults to return to the labour market
2. to help something to happen more easily
• activities that will assist the decision-making process

Extra Examples

• She offered to assist with the marketing of the product.
• She was ably assisted by a team of volunteers.
• We have been greatly assisted by individuals and organizations.
• measures designed to assist people with disabilities
• Day hospitals have sprung up to assist the process of rehabilitation.
• These activities will assist the decision-making process.
• This is a programme to assist adults in returning to the labour market.
• Two approaches might assist in tackling the problem.
• Two men are assisting the police with their enquiries.
• Volcanic eruptions like this probably assisted the development of life on this planet.
• We are looking for people who would be willing to assist in the group’s work.
• We’ll do all we can to assist you.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they assist
• he / she / it assists
• past simple assisted
• past participle assisted
• -ing form assisting

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French assister, from Latin assistere ‘take one's stand by’, from ad- ‘to, at’ + sistere ‘take one's stand’.