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assisted

assisted

1 3.2
Getting help or support when doing something
  • adjective
  • /əˈsɪstɪd/
translation icon : asistido
  • He needs to be in an assisted living center.
  • Assisted Living
  • Assisted-living facilities
  • Assisted Learning

He needs to be in an assisted living center.

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Examples

  • The new program offers assisted living options for seniors who need help with daily tasks.

  • Here are some popular examples of assisted technology for note taking.

  • And then the teacher took her students to a nearby assisted living facility.

  • Assisted Living staff at AutumnGrove Cottages are available to talk with you about your aging family member.

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  • Assisted-living facilities are a rapidly growing source of supportive housing for frail elderly people.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Assisted-living facilities (ALFs) constitute the most rapidly growing type of residential care for elderly individuals in the United States.

    Academic text (2002)
  • After her surgery, she moved to an assisted living facility where she received daily care.

  • In the assisted living home, staff provide support to residents with mobility issues.

Synonyms

aided
vsassisted
3.2

Having received help from a person or thing

is used for actions or services showing presence of help
supported
vsassisted
2.0

Given money or help by others

focuses on receiving help for an action rather than ongoing backing

Antonyms

Can live without help from other people

2 3.9

Without help from anyone else

Compounds

10 6.7

An act of ending a seriously ill person's life with help from another person to stop suffering

A doctor gives medicine to help a person end their life

A surgery that uses a laser to reshape the clear front part of the eye so you see better

An operation that uses a laser to reshape the front of the eye after lifting a flap to improve vision

3.6

A system that helps you turn a car's wheels using engine or electric power

How Assisted

dependent
182 2.8
assisted
1 3.2
independent
984 2.3

Surface Forms

assisted positive

Morphology

assisted = assist (transparent) = assist + ed

Standard adjectival use of the past-participle suffix '-ed' meaning 'having received assistance', directly derived from the verb 'assist'.

Etymology

Assisted comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and sistere 'stand', so it originally meant 'to stand by'. That is why assisted means 'given help', like someone standing by to help you.