assisting

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/əˈsɪstɪŋ/

noun

assistance; help given

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of assist
nounassisting (plural assistings)

plural assistings

  1. assistance; help given

    […] 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.

    1871, The Bible Christian magazine, a continuation of the Arminian magazine
adjectiveassisting (comparative more assisting, superlative most assisting)

comparative more assisting · superlative most assisting

  1. archaicHelpful; auxiliary (to).

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

    1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 105

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
adjuvant
Cite this entry
APA

assisting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assisting

MLA

“assisting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assisting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “assisting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assisting.

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