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   Aid

   /ād/

   

   noun

   • 1. help, typically of a practical nature: "he saw the pilot slumped in his cockpit and went to his aid" Similar assistancesupporthelpbackingabettanceencouragementcooperationsuccora helping handOpposite hindrance
   • ▪ financial or material help given to a country or area in need: "700,000 tons of food aid" Similar donationsfundingcontributionssubsidiesbenefitswelfaregiftsgrantsreliefcharityfinancial assistancesubventionalmsofferingshandoutslargessepatronagesponsorshipbackingscholarshipsbursariesdebt remissioninformal:a leg upshot in the arm
   • ▪ a person or thing that is a source of help or assistance: "exercise is an important aid to recovery after heart attacks"
   • ▪ a grant of subsidy or tax to a king.

   verb

   • 1. help, assist, or support (someone or something) in the achievement of something: "women were aided in childbirth by midwives" Similar helpassistabetcome to the aid ofgive assistance tolend a hand tobe of service toavailsuccorsustainsupportbackback upsecondstand byupholdOpposite hinder
   • ▪ promote or encourage (something): "diet and exercise aid healthy skin" Similar facilitatepromoteencouragehelpspeed uphastenaccelerateexpeditefurtherboostgive a boost/lift/push tospur onsmooth/clear the way forOpposite discouragehinder

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French aide (noun), aidier (verb), based on Latin adjuvare, from ad- ‘towards’ + juvare ‘to help’.

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   AID definition: to provide support for or relief to; help. See examples of AID used in a sentence.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English aid1 /eɪd/ W3 AWL noun 1 [ uncountable] help, such as money or food, given by an organization or government to a country or to people who are in a difficult situation Foreign aid from many countries poured into the famine area. convoys delivering humanitarian aid a substantial aid programme He ...

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   Definition of aid – Learner’s Dictionary. aid. noun. uk / eɪd / us. aid noun (HELP) Add to word list. money, food, or equipment that is given to help a country or group of people: Emergency aid was sent to the flood victims. aid workers. in aid of sb/sth UK. in order to collect money for a group of people who need it:

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   May 16, 2024 · aid (third-person singular simple present aids, present participle aiding, simple past and past participle aided) ( transitive ) To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist .

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   Aid definition, to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the victims of the fire. See more.