assisting

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈsɪstɪŋ/

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Verb

assisting

1. present participle and gerund of assist

Noun

assisting (plural assistings)

1. assistance; help given
   • 1871, The Bible Christian magazine, a continuation of the Arminian magazine:

     […] through atonement for sin by the death of Christ the world has been blessed with a dispensation of helping influences — the gracious and altogether sufficient assistings of the Holy Ghost.

Adjective

assisting (comparative more assisting, superlative most assisting)

1. (archaic) Helpful; auxiliary (to).
   • 1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 105:

     In the meantime, he plainly perceived that she would not stoop to be directly assisting to his views on Laura.

Derived terms

• unassisting