- present participle of assist.
assisting
Example Sentences
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The law also allows parents, siblings and other relatives to complain to police about an allegedly unlawful conversion, leaving the person accused of causing or assisting it to prove that it was lawful.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
She is the Safer Shrewsbury coordinator, responsible for the Shrewsbury Rangers, external - a security team which patrols the streets, assisting shopkeepers and the police.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Baby Elsie Lamb was born in the Cineworld at Broughton, Flintshire, with staff assisting and paramedics arriving moments later.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Also assisting Pat are her eccentric neighbor, Prichard Knowles, and her daughter, Sofia, who contributes tough-love tips on how her mother might improve her own insensitive behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
But in this case, there were two big officers assisting the search officer; they probably had expected some trouble.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
