Assisted

Assisted is the past tense and past participle of assist, meaning helped, aided, or supported in achieving something. Grammatically, it is used to describe events or actions in which another party contributed to a task, as in “She assisted with the project” or “The team was assisted by volunteers.” In sports, an assist is a credited contribution to a goal or score; players who pass the ball leading to a goal are credited with an assist, and the term “assisted” appears in match reports or statistics.

Common phrases include assisted living, a type of housing and services for people who need help with daily activities but do not require 24-hour medical care; assisted living facilities vary by country and region but often provide housing, meals, personal care, and supervision.

Assisted reproduction technology refers to medical methods used to help infertile people conceive, including in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). These techniques involve medical assistance to overcome biological barriers to conception and are regulated differently across jurisdictions.

Assisted dying or physician-assisted suicide refers to providing a person with means to end their own life, typically under specific legal safeguards. Its legality varies by jurisdiction and is often the subject of ethical, medical, and political debate. In practice, many places distinguish physician-assisted suicide (the patient self-administers the lethal method) from euthanasia (a clinician administers it).

Other specialized uses occur in fields such as biomechanics, where assistive devices or “assisted” movement describe technologies or supports that aid function. The term’s meaning is highly context-dependent, focusing on help or support provided by another entity.