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# assisted

adjective (assisted: "assisted living"); the past form of the verb assist (assist, assists, assisted, assisting)

«assisted» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Assisted means helped: "she assisted the teacher" means she helped the teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assisted/#m1)
2. In football, hockey and basketball, to assist means to pass the ball to a player who then scores. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assisted/#m2)
3. As an adjective, assisted means done with help: "an assisted pass", "assisted living" (homes where older people get daily help). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assisted/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school, a helper who assisted the teacher did some of the work alongside her. In sport reports, "he scored two goals and assisted one" tells you he made a pass that led to a goal. In maths problems, "with assistance" often means two people working together. Phrases: assisted by, assisted with, assisted living, power-assisted steering.

### Examples

- The nurse assisted the doctor during the operation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assisted/#x1)
- Jack assisted the teacher by handing out the books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assisted/#x2)
- She scored once and assisted twice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assisted/#x3)
- My grandad lives in an assisted living home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assisted/#x4)
- The firefighters were assisted by police. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assisted/#x5)
- We assisted the old lady across the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assisted/#x6)
- The bike has battery-assisted pedals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assisted/#x7)
- The Prince and the Princess assisted her into the carriage themselves, and wished her all success. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assisted/#x8)

### Note

Past form of assist; it is regular. Noun: assistance (help, uncountable), assistant (a helper, countable). Assisted = helped; it is more formal than "helped". "Assist with" or "assist in" a task.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «assisted» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assisted/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«assisted» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/assisted.html) on Mova free.