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Aid

/eɪd/ · noun

Meaning

(uncountable) Help; assistance; succor, relief..

Definitions by Sense

  1. (uncountable) Help; assistance; succor, relief.
  2. (countable) A helper; an assistant.
  3. (countable) Something which helps; a material source of help.
  4. (countable, British) An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
  5. (countable, British) An exchequer loan.
  6. (countable, law) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
  7. (countable) Alternative form of aide (“an aide-de-camp”).
  8. (countable, chiefly in the plural, horse racing) The rider's use of hands, legs, voice, etc. to control the horse.

Example Sentences

He came to my aid when I was foundering.
An unconstitutional method of obtaining aid.
“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
Musk said he checked with Trump “a few times” and Trump confirmed he wants to shut down the agency, which dispenses billions in humanitarian aid and development funding annually.
It is not good that man should bee alone, let vs make vnto him an aide like to himselfe.
Slimming aids include dietary supplements and appetite suppressants.
The human is so poorly designed for aquatic adventures that he cannot even see in the water without artificial aids.
The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone[…]. Scribes, illuminators, and scholars held such stones directly over manuscript pages as an aid in seeing what was being written, drawn, or read.

Synonyms for aid

assistbefriendbestandcooperatehelppromoterelievesuccorsuccoursupportsustainserveassistancetendingattentionhelpingcare

Antonyms for aid

Related Words

helpassistanceassistattentioncarehelpingtendingsuccourassistingadjuvantbackingauxiliaryhelpersupportinghelpfulcontributeusecontributiondonorusing

Word Forms

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does aid mean?

Aid means (uncountable) Help; assistance; succor, relief..

What is a synonym for aid?

Common synonyms include assist, befriend, bestand, cooperate.

What is the opposite of aid?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use aid in a sentence?

He came to my aid when I was foundering.

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