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Antonyms for assisting

Grammar : Adj
Spell : uh-sist
Phonetic Transcription : əˈsɪst


Definition of assisting

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Middle French assister "to stand by, help, put, place, assist" (14c.), from Latin assistere "stand by, take a stand near, attend," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + sistere "take a stand, cause to stand," from PIE *siste-, reduplicated form of root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Related: Assisted; assisting. Medical assisted suicide attested from 1884.
  • adj helping
Example sentences :
  • "Well, go in," directed the woman, giving Sami an assisting push.
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • The moments in which Ormond was occupied in assisting him were the least painful.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • He relieved his feelings by storming at the hospital steward who was assisting him.
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • He has been experimenting in mathematical physics, and I have been assisting him.
  • Extract from : « The Einstein See-Saw » by Miles John Breuer
  • Fourthly, your animating and assisting of others to such endeuours.
  • Extract from : « A New Orchard And Garden » by William Lawson
  • Mr. H., on the contrary, contended that he was a party aiding and assisting.
  • Extract from : « Patrick Henry » by Moses Coit Tyler
  • Can I be of any service in assisting you to pack up, Mrs. Lee?
  • Extract from : « Paul Prescott's Charge » by Horatio Alger
  • He was tired of discussing terms, of assisting at surveys, of all the routine of the business.
  • Extract from : « End of the Tether » by Joseph Conrad
  • "It shall be whatever you decide for it," said he, assisting her with her shawl as he spoke.
  • Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
  • When he gave, he gave all that he had; he had no notion of aiding or assisting.
  • Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for assisting

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