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Assisted

adjective

Having help; often used as a combining form. Synonym: aided.

Assist

verb

(past & past part. assisted; pres. part. assisting)

Give help or assistance; be of service. Synonyms: aid, help. "Can you help me carry this table?" , "She never helps around the house"

Act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function.

Work for or be a servant to. Synonyms: attend, attend to, serve, wait on. "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair" , "Can you wait on our table, please?" , "Is a salesperson assisting you?" , "The minister served the King for many years"

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"Assisted" Quotes from Famous Books

... of his "army of spies" overseas, he would have dined in New York and the White House. For German madness could not have defeated Germany's plan of World dominion, if various nations had not got together and assisted. Other Americans there are, who do not resort to the Revolution for their grudge, but are in a commercial rage over this or that: wool, for instance. Let such Americans reflect that commercial grievances against England can be more readily adjusted than an absorption of all commerce by Germany ...

— A Straight Deal - or The Ancient Grudge • Owen Wister

... not be said that one of these boys was really bad. But they kept all kinds of company; and, in the absence of any strong controlling force, they were in great danger of becoming "hard boys." Sometimes they assisted about the steamers and other vessels; and, by making themselves useful, they obtained the privilege of sailing on the lake. Their associations were not always of the best character. They were all "smart ...

— All Adrift - or The Goldwing Club • Oliver Optic

... Nearly every witness before the Commission testified that the strikers again and again gave the police valuable assistance in protecting the property of the railroads. No testimony was given that the workingmen advocated violence or that union men assisted in the riots. The ringleaders of all the serious outbreaks were notorious toughs from Chicago's vicious sections, and they were allowed to go for days unmolested by the deputy marshals—who, although representatives of the United States Government, were in the ...

— Violence and the Labor Movement • Robert Hunter

... graves within-side the cathedrals often form a flat pavement over which carriages and horses might roll; and perhaps a boyish remembrance of one particular cathedral, across which I had seen passengers walk and burdens carried, may have assisted my dream.] ...

— Miscellaneous Essays • Thomas de Quincey

... attracted my attention was an human figure standing on the edge of the bank. Perhaps my penetration was assisted by my hopes. Be that as it will, the figure of Carwin was clearly distinguishable. From the obscurity of my station, it was impossible that I should be discerned by him, and yet he scarcely suffered me to catch a glimpse of him. ...

— Wieland; or The Transformation - An American Tale • Charles Brockden Brown

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